Hornworm 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

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

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

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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