Acherontia atropos

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Sphinginae
Tribus: Sphingini
Subtribus: Acherontiina
Genus: Acherontia
Species: Acherontia atropos

Name

Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758).

Authority for current placement: Closs, 1910.

Synonyms

Sphinx atropos Linnaeus, 1758.
Atropos solani Oken, 1815.
Acherontia sculda Kirby, 1877.
Acherontia solani Oken, 1815.
Acherontia atropos charon Closs, 1910.
Acherontia atropos confluens Dannehl, 1925.
Acherontia atropos conjuncta Tutt, 1904.
Acherontia atropos diluta Closs, 1911.
Acherontia atropos extensa Tutt, 1904.
Acherontia atropos flavescens Tutt, 1904.
Acherontia atropos griseofasciata Lempke, 1959.
Acherontia atropos imperfecta Tutt, 1904.
Acherontia atropos intermedia Tutt, 1904.
Acherontia atropos moira Dannehl, 1925.
Acherontia atropos myosotis Schawerda, 1919.
Acherontia atropos obscurata Closs, 1917.
Acherontia atropos obsoleta Tutt, 1904.
Acherontia atropos pulverata Cockayne, 1953.
Acherontia atropos radiata Cockayne, 1953.
Acherontia atropos suffusa Tutt, 1904.
Acherontia atropos variegata Tutt, 1904.
Acherontia atropos violacea Lambillion, 1905.
Acherontia atropos virgata Tutt, 1904.

References

Closs, A.G., 1910: Zwei neue Shingidenformen. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, Berliner Entomologischer Verein, Berlin, 54 (3 & 4), p. 224[1].
Spuler, A. (et al.), 908:: Die Schmetterlinge Europas, E. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart, vol. 3, plate 18 [2].
Moncreiffe, Thomas: The Lepidoptera of Moncreiffe Hill, The Scottish Naturalist, vol.4, William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh, 1877-88, p. 43
Hay, Drummond: On Migration, The Scottish Naturalist, vol.4, William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh, 1877-88, p. 292

Vernacular names

Alemannisch: Totenkopfschwärmer
беларуская: Бражнік мёртвая галава
български: Мъртвешка глава
català: Borinot de la mort
čeština: Lišaj smrtihlav
Cymraeg: Gwalchwyfyn y benglog
dansk: Dødningehoved
Deutsch: Totenkopfschwärmer
English: Death's-head Hawkmoth
Esperanto: Atroposo
español: Mariposa calavera
suomi: Pääkallokiitäjä
français: Sphinx tête de mort
magyar: Halálfejes lepke
íslenska: Hauskúpufiðrildi
italiano: Sfinge testa di morto
ქართული: მკვდართავა
lietuvių: Kaukolėtasis sfinksas
македонски: Мртовечка глава
Nederlands: Doodshoofdvlinder
norsk: Dødningehodesvermer
polski: Zmierzchnica trupia główka
русский: Мёртвая голова
svenska: Dödskallesvärmare
українська: Бражник мертва голова
中文: 赭带鬼脸天蛾

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