Acherontia atropos
species of moth
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Summary
Acherontia atropos is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,931 views/month, #1,427 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Named after: Atropos[4], Acheron[5], skull[6]
- Parent taxon: Acherontia[7]
- Taxon name: Acherontia atropos[8]
- Commons category: Acherontia atropos[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Acherontia atropos[10]
- Commons gallery: Acherontia atropos[11]
- Main food source: tomato[12]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Otto's encyclopedia[16], The Encyclopedia Americana[17]
- Original combination: Sphinx atropos[18]
- Short name: A. atropos[19]
- Taxon common name: gwalch-wyfyn y benglog[20], doodshoofdvlinder[21], greater death's head hawkmoth[22], African death head's hawkmoth[23], lišaj smrtihlav[24], sphinx à tête de mort[25], deaths head hawkmoth[26], Totenkopfschwärmer[27], pääkallokiitäjä[28], tontsuru[29], dødninghode[30], escapita la calavera[31], zmierzchnica trupia główka[32]
- Has host: potato[33], Solanum[34], Clerodendrum[35], Duranta[36], Duranta erecta[37], Gossypium[38], jasmine[39], Ligustrum vulgare[40], Bignonia[41], Jasminum sambac[42], Lantana camara[43], Ligustrum[44], Nicotiana[45], Podranea brycei[46]
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Identifiers
Acherontia atropos's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 657993[47]. Acherontia atropos's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 868188[48]. Acherontia atropos's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1861510[49]. Acherontia atropos's ITIS TSN is recorded as 1156449[50].
Why It Matters
Acherontia atropos has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]