Deaths Head Hawkmoth

The death's-head hawkmoth is an insect known for the eerie skull-like marking on its fuzzy back. It's one of three similar moth species, and its scientific name comes from the river of sorrow in Greek myths. Carl Linnaeus first described it back in 1758.

• Its thorax has a pattern resembling a human skull.
• Named after Acheron, the mythical river of the underworld.
• First scientifically cataloged by Linnaeus over 260 years ago.