ARKive - Death’s-head hawkmoth - Acherontia styx- species related by group

Species that have a similar taxonomy to the Death’s-head hawkmoth (Acherontia styx)

Narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth (Hemaris tityus)
Adults of the Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth are extremely similar in appearance to bumblebees, and gain a level of protection from this... More 6 Images 0 videos
Oleander hawk-moth (Daphnis nerii)
Information on the oleander hawk-moth is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 15 Images 1 Video
Fabulous green sphinx moth (Tinostoma smaragditis)
Aptly known as the fabulous green sphinx moth, Tinostoma smaragditis has captivated and eluded scientists for over a century. Bestowed with... More 4 Images 0 videos
Striped hawkmoth (Hyles lineata)
Information on the striped hawkmoth is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 7 Images 1 Video
Striped hawkmoth (Hyles livornica)
Information on the striped hawkmoth is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
Information on the hummingbird hawkmoth as currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 14 Images 1 Video
Hermes copper (Lycaena hermes)
Information on the Hermes copper (Lycaena hermes) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Madeiran large white (Pieris wollastoni)
Information on the Madeiran large white is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Painted sawtooth (Prioneris sita)
Information on the painted sawtooth is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Zullich's blue (Plebejus zullichi)
Information on Zullich's blue is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Higgins’s anomalous blue (Polyommatus nephohiptamenos)
Information on the Higgins’s anomalous blue (Polyommatus nephohiptamenos) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Dils’ grayling (Pseudochazara orestes)
Information on Dils’ grayling is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Orachrysops (Orachrysops niobe)
Information on Orachrysops niobe is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Spring ringlet (Erebia epistygne)
The spring ringlet (Erebia epistygne) is a European butterfly with predominantly brown wings, marked towards the edges with paler bands and... More 13 Images 0 videos
Marsh sylph (Metisella meninx)
Information on the marsh sylph is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Dusky large blue (Phengaris nausithous)
Information on the dusky large blue is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 1 Video
Andaman crow (Euploea andamanensis)
Information on the Andaman crow (Euploea andamanensis) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Electra's tree nymph (Idea electra)
Information on Electra's tree nymph is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Papilio (Papilio manlius)
Information on Papilio manlius is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Wandering skipper (Panoquina errans)
Information on Wandering skipper (Panoquina errans) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Papillon la Pature (Papilio phorbanta)
Information on the Papillon la Pature (Papilio phorbanta) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Yellow-banded sapphire (Iolaus aphnaeoides)
Information on the yellow-banded sapphire (Iolaus aphnaeoides) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Southern purple (Aslauga australis)
Information on the southern purple is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Swallowtail (Papilio esperanza)
Information on Papilio esperanza is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Leonard's skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
Information on Leonard's skipper is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Northern blue butterfly (Plebejus idas)
The northern blue butterfly (Plebejus idas) is a small North American butterfly with bright silvery-blue to purplish-blue wings, outlined... More 3 Images 0 videos
Cinquefoil skipper (Pyrgus cirsii)
Information on the cinquefoil skipper is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera meridionalis)
Information on Ornithoptera meridionalis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 8 Images 0 videos
Himalayan five-ring (Ypthima sakra)
Information on the Himalayan five-ring (Ypthima sakra) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Balkan heath (Coenonympha orientalis)
Information on the Balkan heath (Coenonympha orientalis) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos

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