Acherontia styx
TaxID: 469309
Basic Information
Acherontia styx
Death's-head Hawk Moth, Eastern Death's Head Hawkmoth
Acherontia styx, the lesser death's head hawkmoth or bee robber, is a sphingid moth found in Asia, one of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth. It is very fond of honey, and beekeepers 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.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Sphingidae
Acherontia
styx
unclassified
Species
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Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
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Quarantine Status (5 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | Absent | — |
| Guatemala | Absent | — |
| Iraq | Quarantine pests | — |
| Mozambique | Quarantine pests | — |
| United States of America | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (29 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Present | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Present | — |
| Bangladesh | Present | — |
| Bahrain | Present | — |
| Cambodia | Present | — |
| China | Present | — |
| Egypt | Present | — |
| United Kingdom | Present | — |
| Hong Kong, China | Present | — |
| Indonesia | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
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Transcriptomes (0 records)
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No transcriptome records available.
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