Greater death's head hawkmoth
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| phylum | Arthropoda | Acherontia lachesis, the greater death's head hawkmoth or bee robber, is a large (up to 13 cm wingspan) sphingid moth found in India, Sri Lanka and much of the Oriental region. It is one of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth genus, Acherontia. It is nocturnal and very fond of honey; they can mimic the scent of honey bees so that they can enter a hive unharmed to get honey. Their tongue, which is stout and very strong, enables them to pierce the waxcells and suck the honey out.
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| Class | Insecta | |
| order | Lepidoptera | |
| family | Sphingidae | |
| genus | Acherontia | |
| species | A. lachesis |
