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Acherontia atropos - Death's head hawk
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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve.
Species details:
| Note: | Adults are robust moths with mottled brown forewings and yellow and black hindwings. The most distinctive feature is the creamy-yellow mark on the thorax, resembling a skull-and-cross-bones symbol. Adults are known to raid bee hives in search of honey. | ||||||||||
| Distribution: | Throughout Africa, Europe, western Asia and the Indian Ocean Islands. | ||||||||||
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