Acherontia lachesis (Death's-head Hawkmoth) - Sikkim Moth

Acherontia lachesis (Death's-head Hawkmoth)

Place : Dalapchand, East Sikkim,

Date: October 15, 2011
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Acherontia lachesis (Death's-head Hawkmoth)

Place : Dalapchand, East Sikkim,

Date: October 15, 2011
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Arthropoda

Class:              Insecta

Order:             Lepidoptera

Family:           Sphingidae

Genus:            Acherontia

Species:           A. lachesis

Binomial name:  Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798)

Other Names:  Bee Robber

Special feature: It is one of the three species of Death's-head Hawkmoth. They are very fond of honey; they can mimic the scent of honey bees so that they can enter a hive unharmed to get honey