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Acherontia (Laspeyres), 1809

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Laspeyres (1809) Jenaische Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung. 4.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Sphingidae
genus
Acherontia

Name

Synonyms
Atropos Agassiz, 1846
Atropos Oken, 1815
Brachyglossa Boisduval, 1828
Homonyms
Acherontia (Laspeyres), 1809
Common names
Death's Head Hawkmoths in English
Death's head Hawk Moths in English
Death's-head Hawkmoths in English
Zmora in Polish
death's head hawkmoths in English
death's head hawkmoths in English
lišaj in Slovak
zmierzchnica in Polish
мёртвые головы in Russian
ผีเสื้อหัวกะโหลก in Thai
メンガタスズメ属 in Japanese
人面天蛾屬 in Chinese
鬼臉天蛾屬 in Chinese
탈박각시속 in Korean

Bibliographic References

  1. Allg. Literatur-Zeit., 4 (240)
  2. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  3. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  4. CoL 2006
  5. Hydén, Jilg & Östman (2006) Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna. Fjärilar: Ädelspinnare–tofsspinnare. Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae–Lymantriidae.
  6. Kitching, Ian J., 2003: Phylogeny of the death's head hawkmoths, Acherontia [Laspeyres], and related genera (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae: Sphinginae: Acherontiini). Systematic Entomology, vol. 28, no. 1. 71-88.
  7. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  8. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  9. as per family
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