African death's head hawkmoth
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| phylum | Arthropoda | Acherontia atropos, the African death's-head hawkmoth, is the most widely recognized of three species within the genus Acherontia (the other two being Acherontia lachesis and Acherontia styx). It is most commonly identified by the vaguely skull-shaped pattern adorning the thorax, the characteristic from which its common and scientific names are derived.
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| Class | Insecta | |
| order | Lepidoptera | |
| family | Sphingidae | |
| genus | Acherontia | |
| species | A. atropos |
