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genus

Acherontia Laspeyres, 1809

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Arthropoda - arthropods »  class Insecta - insects »  order Lepidoptera - butterflies and moths »  family Sphingidae - hawk moths »  subtribus Acherontiina

Scientific synonyms

Atropos Oken, 1815
Brachyglossa Boisduval, 1828
Manduca Hübner, 1806

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Type taxon:Sphinx atropos Linnaeus, 1758

Included taxa

Number of records: 3

species Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758) - Death's-head Hawk-moth

Acherontia atropos

species Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798) - Greater death's head hawkmoth

Acherontia lachesis

species Acherontia styx (Westwood, 1847) - Lesser death's head hawkmoth

Acherontia styx


Links and literature

EN The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1259342]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [https://www.irmng.org] [as Acherontia Laspeyres, 1809]
Data retrieved on: 30 November 2019
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