Hawkmoth Collection

Acherontia atropos, death s-head hawk-moth
A mounted specimen of the death s-head hawk-moth, which takes its name from the skull-like image on its thorax. Specimen from the Natural History Museum, London

Xanthopan morganii praedicta, sphinx moth
Darwins sphinx moth, found in Madagascar. The species as a whole is known as Morgans sphinx

Deaths Head hawk moth, Acherontia atropos. Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1842

Oleander hawkmoth, Daphnis nerii
Oleander hawkmoth or army green moth, Daphnis nerii (Deilephila nerii). Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Deaths head hawkmoth, six-spot burnet
Deaths head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, six-spot burnet, Zygaena filipendulae, and nine-spotted moth, Amata phegea. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles

African deaths head hawkmoth and oleander hawk-moth
African deaths head hawkmoth and larva, Acherontia atropos 1, 2, and oleander hawk-moth, Daphnis nerii 3. Sphinx tete de mort, chenille, Sphinx du laurier-rose

Deaths head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, moth, caterpillar and pupa (Jasmine sphinx, Sphinx atropos). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Lime hawkmoth, eyed hawkmoth, and poplar hawkmoth
Lime hawkmoth, Mimas tiliae, eyed hawkmoth, Smerinthus ocellatus, and poplar hawkmoth, Laothoe populi. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas

Deaths Head hawkmoth and oak hawkmoth
Deaths Head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, and oak hawkmoth, Marumba quercus. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas

Convolvulus hawkmoth and privet hawkmoth
Convolvulus hawkmoth, Agrius convolvuli and privet hawkmoth, Sphinx ligustri. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas

Bedstraw, elephant and pine hawkmoths
Bedstraw hawkmoth or galium sphinx, Hyles gallii, elephant hawkmoth, Deilephila elpenor, and pine hawkmoth, Sphinx pinastri

Vine hawkmoth, Mediterranean hawkmoth
Vine hawkmoth, Hippotion celerio, Mediterranean hawkmoth, Hyles nicaea, and small elephant hawkmoth, Deilephila porcellus

Hawkmoth varieties
Broad-bordered bee hawkmoth, Hemaris fuciformis, narrow-bordered bee hawkmoth, Hemaris tityus, hummingbird hawkmoth, Macroglossum stellatarum, and willowherb hawkmoth, Proserpinus proserpina

Seathorn hawk-moth, dusky hawkmoth and spurge hawkmoth
Seathorn hawk-moth, Hyles hippophaes, dusky hawkmoth, Hyles vespertilio, and spurge hawkmoth, Hyles euphorbiae. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis

Oleander hawkmoth and hummingbird moth
Oleander hawkmoth, Daphnis nerii, and hummingbird moth or white-lined sphinx, Hyles lineata. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

Deaths head hawkmoth, digger wasps, ball lichen
Ball lichen, Sphaerophorus globulus 1, Dynamene crustacean 2, digger wasps, Sphex species 3, 4, and African deaths head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, and caterplillar 5

Willowherb hawkmoth, Proserpinus proserpina, on a strawberry bush, Fragaria x ananassa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Willowherb hawkmoth on a black auricula flower
Willowherb hawkmoth, Proserpinus proserpina, on a black auricula flower, Primula auricula. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Eyed hawkmoth, Smerinthus ocellatus, larva and pupa on an apple branch. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen

Xanthopan morganii praedicta, Madagascan sphinx moth
Darwins sphinx moth, found in Madagascar. The species as a whole is known as Morgans sphinx

Willowherb hawkmoth, Proserpinus proserpina.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812

Elephant hawkmoth, Deilephia elpenor.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812

Acherontia atropos, deaths head hawkmoth
Illustration from Familiar British Insects (1887) by Theo Johnson

Green caterpillar & adult moth
See 29704 Erinnyis ello, on Royal/Spanish jasmine, Jasminum grandiflorum, coral snake Corallus enhydris below. Plate 46 from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium by Maria Sybilla Merian

Erinnyis alope subspecies dispersa, alope sphinx moth
Photograph of a mounted specimen of a alope sphinx moth, which occurs on the Galapagos Islands

Deilephila elpenor, elephant hawk moth caterpillars
Two elephant hawk moth caterpillars by H. Hengstenburgh. From Collection of Drawings by Dutch Artists, 17th-19th centuries. Held in the Entomology Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Cocytius antaeus antaeus Drury, giant sphinx moth
Watercolour by Edith Blake (1845-1928), 1892, from Lady Edith Blakes collection of drawings of Jamacian lepidoptera and plants, held at the Natural History Museum, London

Xanthopan morgani praedicta, hawkmoth
A species of hawkmoth used by Darwin in conjunction with the Madagascan orchid to prove his theories of evolution

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