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Hummingbird Moths, Sphinx Moths or Hawk MothsDeath’s Head Hawkmoth from Italy
Location: Rome (Italy)
September 8, 2010 10:43 am
Hello bugman,
I sent you an email a couple of days ago, but in the meantime I think I identified my moth.
It should be a Death’s Head Hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos), but it seems to have issues with its wings.
Thank you anyway, I hope you like the pictures (I am sending more).
Bye,
Signature: Saverio
Death's Head Hawkmoth
Hi Saverio,
We are very happy you resent your images. We did not see your original email but we would definitely have responded and posted your photos. You are correct in you identification of a Death’s Head Hawkmoth. It is newly metamorphosed and its wings have still not expanded, though on rare occasions the wings never expand and the moth is then incapable of flight.
Death's Head Hawkmoth
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Posted 02 Nov 2010 at 3:00 pm ¶This moth is uncategorized.
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Thanks for your assistance.
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