Death s head moth definitions

death`s head moth

(from the article `hawk moth`) The common name for Acherontia atropos, death`s head moth, derives from the fancied facsimile of a human skull on the upper surface of the body. ... Many species produce startling sounds. Hawkmoth caterpillars and the pupae of many gossamer-winged butterflies make squeaking or grating sounds when ... [2...
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/21

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death`s-head moth

[n] - European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull
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death`s-head moth

Acherontia atropos noun European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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death's-head moth

Largest British hawk moth with downy wings measuring 13 cm/5 in from tip to tip, and its thorax is marked as though with a skull. When it is at rest it sometimes gives out a squeaking noise, produced probably by rubbing the palpi (sense organs close to the mouthparts) upon the proboscis. The caterpillar is about 10 cm/4 in long and is brigh...
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221

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death's-head moth

a European hawk moth, Acherontia atropos, having markings on the back of the thorax that resemble a human skull.
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