Death's Head Hawk Moth Caterpillar (Acherontia styx?) 2021/05/17
I find these every summer on my jasmine, one among many plants on my 17th floor balcony. So far this year, I have found four. They are beautifully patterned, but they are bee assassins, so I feel a little hostile toward them. Just my opinion.
"Acherontia styx" is a sphingid moth found in Asia, one of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth. It is very fond of honey, and bee keepers 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.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By DaveT383
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Uploaded May 19, 2021. Captured May 17, 2021 22:04 in Đối Diện Làng Đh Khu B Nguyễn Hữu Thọ, Phước Kiển, Nhà Bè, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam.
