Acherontia styx
Acherontia styx is a Sphingid moth found in Asia,[1] one of the three species of Death's-head Hawkmoth, also known as the Bee Robber.
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Caterpillar
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| Species: | A. styx |
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| Acherontia styx (Westwood, 1847) | |
Popular culture
An Acherontia styx pupa found in the soft palate of a murder victim is a vital clue in the thriller novel The Silence of the Lambs; in The Silence of the Lambs movie version, however, while the script still refers to styx, the species used is Acherontia atropos.
Other websites
Media related to Acherontia styx at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Acherontia styx at Wikispecies
References
- Pittaway, A. R. & Kitching, I. J. "Acherontia styx styx (Westwood, 1847) -- Eastern Death's Head hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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