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Acherontia (film)
Acherontia may refer to: * Acherontia (city), a city in ancient Apulia, Italy * ''Acherontia'' (moth), three species in the genus ''Acherontia'' ** ''Acherontia atropos'' ** ''Acherontia lachesis'' ** ''Acherontia styx ''Acherontia styx'', the lesser death's head hawkmoth or bee robber, is a Sphingidae, sphingid moth found in Asia, one of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth. It is very fond of honey, and bee keepers have reported finding dead moths in t ...'' * ''Acherontia'' (film), a 1972 Mexican film {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acherontia (city)
Acherontia ( grc, Ἀχεροντίς or Αχεροντία) was a small town of ancient Apulia, near the frontiers of Lucania, situated about south of Venusia, and southeast of Ferentum. Its position on a lofty hill is alluded to by Horace in a well-known passage. The modern town of Acerenza retains the site as well as name of the ancient one. It is built on a hill of considerable elevation, precipitous on three sides, and affording only a very steep approach on the fourth. It seems to have been always but a small town, and is not mentioned by any ancient geographer; but the strength of its position gave it importance in a military point of view: and during the wars of the Goths against the generals of Justinian, it was occupied by Totila with a garrison, and became one of the chief strongholds of the Gothic leaders throughout the contest. Whether the reading of Acherunto in Livy Titus Livius (; 59 BC – AD 17), known in English as Livy ( ), was a Ancient Rome, Roman his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acherontia (moth)
The name death's-head hawkmoth refers to any of three moth species of the genus ''Acherontia'' (''Acherontia atropos'', ''Acherontia styx'' and ''Acherontia lachesis''). The former species is found in Europe and throughout Africa, the latter two are Asian; most uses of the common name refer to the European species. These moths are easily distinguishable by the vaguely human skull-shaped pattern of markings on the thorax. They are large nocturnal moths with brown and yellow or orange coloring, and all three species are fairly similar in size, coloration and life cycle. Description The African death's-head hawkmoth (''Acherontia atropos'') is the largest moth in the British Isles, with a wingspan of ; it is a powerful flier, having sometimes been found on ships far from land. The forewings are a mottled dark brown and pale brown, and the hind wings are orangey-buff with two narrow dark bands parallel with the hind margin. The abdomen is a similar orangey-brown, with a broad, dark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acherontia Atropos
''Acherontia atropos'', the African death's-head hawkmoth, is the most widely recognized of three species within the genus '' Acherontia'' (the other two being ''Acherontia lachesis'' and ''Acherontia styx''). It is most commonly identified by the vaguely skull-shaped pattern adorning the thorax, the characteristic from which its common and scientific names are derived. The species was first given its scientific name by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Death's-head hawk moths are large, ranging from 3.5 to 5 inches (80–120 mm) as adults. The upper wings are dark, creating a stark contrast between them and the lower wings, which range from a bright yellow to a light cream, yellow being the more common. ''A. atropos'' appears in popular media, including the films '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991), ''Dracula'' (1958), and ''The Blood Beast Terror'' (1967). It is commonly found in the southern part of Europe and throughout much of Africa, fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acherontia Lachesis
''Acherontia lachesis'', the greater death's head hawkmoth or bee robber, is a large (up to 13 cm wingspan) sphingid moth found in India, Sri Lanka and much of the Oriental region. It is one of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth genus, ''Acherontia''. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798. It is nocturnal and very fond of honey; they can mimic the scent of honey bees so that they can enter a hive unharmed to get honey. Their tongue, which is stout and very strong, enables them to pierce the wax cells and suck the honey out. This species occurs throughout almost the entire Oriental region, from India, Pakistan and Nepal to the Philippines, and from southern Japan and the southern Russian Far East to Indonesia, where it attacks colonies of several different honey bee species. It has recently become established on the Hawaiian Islands. Description ''A. lachesis'' is much larger than ''Acherontia styx''. The segmental bands and grey stri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acherontia Styx
''Acherontia styx'', the lesser death's head hawkmoth or bee robber, is a Sphingidae, sphingid moth found in Asia, one of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth. It is very fond of honey, and bee keepers have reported finding dead moths in their hives as a result of bee stings. They can mimic the scent of bees so that they can enter a hive unharmed to get honey. Their tongue, which is stout and very strong, enables them to pierce the wax cells of the beehive and suck the honey out. They are also known to be a pest of yuzu (''Citrus junos'') in South Korea, using their tongue to pierce and damage the fruit. Description This species is similar to the European ''Acherontia atropos, A. atropos'' but differs in having two medial bands on the underside of the forewing, instead of one, and usually no dark bands across the ventral surface of the abdomen. The skull-like marking is darker and there is a faint blue tornal dot enclosed by a black submarginal band on the hindwing upper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acherontia (film)
Acherontia may refer to: * Acherontia (city), a city in ancient Apulia, Italy * ''Acherontia'' (moth), three species in the genus ''Acherontia'' ** ''Acherontia atropos'' ** ''Acherontia lachesis'' ** ''Acherontia styx ''Acherontia styx'', the lesser death's head hawkmoth or bee robber, is a Sphingidae, sphingid moth found in Asia, one of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth. It is very fond of honey, and bee keepers have reported finding dead moths in t ...'' * ''Acherontia'' (film), a 1972 Mexican film {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
