Death's head hawkmoth caterpillar (Acherontia atropos) on a twig. This is the larva of the death's head hawkmoth, which is found in southern Europe, N

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Death's head hawkmoth caterpillar (Acherontia atropos) on a twig. This is the larva of the death's head hawkmoth, which is found in southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The caterpillar, which can grow to 10 centimetres in length, feeds mainly on plants from the potato family.

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Keywords: acherontia, atropos, biological, biology, caterpillar, deaths, hawk, hawkmoth, head, insect, invertebrate, invertebrates, larva, moth, nature, single, stem, twig, zoological, zoology