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Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua Large, creepy and highly complicated. Interesting fact:<br />
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&quot;It is nocturnal, and very fond of honey; they can mimic the scent of honey 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 and suck the honey out.&quot; Acherontia lachesis,Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Geotagged,Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua

Large, creepy and highly complicated. Interesting fact:

"It is nocturnal, and very fond of honey; they can mimic the scent of honey 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 and suck the honey out."

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  1. Beautiful with eyes on the back of his head -:) Posted one year ago
    1. It has lots of things to look at :) Posted one year ago

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"Acherontia lachesis" is a large Sphingid moth found in India and much of the Oriental region, one of the three species of Death's-head Hawkmoth, also known as the "Bee Robber".

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 16, 2024. Captured Oct 20, 2023 20:03 in WW92+WX Minggre, Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO800
  • 105mm