-
although a few
tropical species feed on eye secretions, and the death's-head
hawkmoth steals honey from bees. Night-flying
sphingids tend to
prefer pale flowers...
- The name death's-head
hawkmoth refers to any of
three moth
species of the
genus Acherontia (Acherontia atropos,
Acherontia styx and
Acherontia lachesis)...
- at dusk, dawn, and even in the rain,
which is
unusual for even
diurnal hawkmoths. M.
stellatarum engages in free
hovering flight,
which allows more maneuverability...
-
Acherontia atropos, the
African death's-head
hawkmoth, is the most
widely recognized of
three species within the
genus Acherontia (the
other two being...
-
Agrius cingulata, the pink-spotted
hawkmoth or
sweetpotato hornworm, is a moth in the
family Sphingidae. The
species was
first described by
Johan Christian...
- The
willowherb hawkmoth (Proserpinus proserpina) is a moth in the
family Sphingidae. The
species was
first described by
Peter Simon Pallas in 1772. It...
-
Manduca quinquemaculata, the five-spotted
hawkmoth, is a
brown and gray hawk moth of the
family Sphingidae. The caterpillar,
often referred to as the tomato...
-
Sphinx ligustri, the
privet hawk moth, is a moth
found in most of the
Palearctic realm. The
species was
first described by Carl
Linnaeus in his 1758 10th...
- (Angrae**** sesquipedale), the
flowers of this
orchid have a very long spur and are
pollinated by a
species of
hawkmoth with a
proboscis of
matching length....
- Amsels'
hawkmoth (Rethera amseli) is a moth of the
family Sphingidae first described by
Franz Daniel in 1958. It is
known from
western Afghanistan. The...
