Seq # 570210010

Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: Oct. 18, 2023, 12:52 p.m.


A fairly common migrant in Belgium, arriving in summer.


Details

Classification
Family: Sphingidae > Subfamily: Sphinginae > Tribus: Acherontiini > Genus: Acherontia > Species: Acherontia atropos
Vernacular names
Doodshoofdvlinder (NL), Death's Head Hawkmoth (EN), Le Sphinx Tête-de-Mort (FR), Totenkopfschwärmer (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 22 (as Acherontia Atropos). view page
Status

Migrant


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Caterpillar


Bionomics

Pupates in a loose cocoon in the ground. The adults come to light and have the strange habit of entering bee hives.

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Flight periods

Most adults have been observed in summertime, but also in autumn.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Solanum tuberosum
Host plant (genera):
Solanum

The larva lives on different species of Solanum, but mainly on Solanum tuberosum.

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