Acherontia atropos (Death's-head Hawk-moth) Adult_0106 (c) Roger and Liz Charlwood (WorldWildlifeImages.com)

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English Name: Death's-head Hawk-moth
Scientific Name: Acherontia atropos
Family: Sphinginae (Hawk-moths)
Age: Adult
Location: Beachy Head
State / Province: East Sussex
Country: UK
Continent: Europe
Date: July 2011
Species Status: Immigrants arrive from southern Europe, usually several in each year, during late summer and autumn.
Notes: The largest moth to appear in Britain

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