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Congratulations on your sighting of a Death's Head Hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, the moth that was featured in the book and movie Silence of the Lambs.— What's That Bug?
33. Sphynx atropos, i.— Himalayan Journals — Complete
The insect, Acherontia atropos, is named after one of the three Greek goddesses of fate,
_Sphynx atropos, _ i.— Himalayan Journals — Complete
Bees and the Sphynx atropos, by Sydney Smirke 499— Notes and Queries, Number 186, May 21, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
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