Death's-head Hawk-moth

    Acherontia atropos

    SphingidaeABH 69.005 B&F 1973

    A scarce migrant, in many years not being reported at all, in others turning up in small numbers across the county.  Unlike the other migrant hawk-moths, it is often recorded as a larva, usually from allotments and potato-patches.

    Adult Verification Grade: 1

    Death's-head Hawk-moth (Acherontia atropos) photographed in Somerset by John Bebbington
    Death's-head Hawk-moth (Acherontia atropos) photographed in Somerset by John Bebbington
    Death's-head Hawk-moth (Acherontia atropos) photographed in Somerset by John Bebbington
    Death's-head Hawk-moth (Acherontia atropos) photographed in Somerset by John Bebbington
    Death's-head Hawk-moth (Acherontia atropos) photographed in Somerset by John Bebbington