Taxonomy Profile: Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus 1758)

Acherontia atropos: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Sphinx atropos
Linnaeus 1758
Common Name(s):
death's head hawkmoth []
African death's head hawkmoth []
sphinx à tête de mort []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Acherontia atropos: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Lepidoptera
butterflies |
moths |
Borboleta |
Mariposa |
papillons |
papillons de nuit |
Superfamily : Bombycoidea
Family : Sphingidae
hawk moths |
hornworms |
sphinx moths |
Subfamily : Sphinginae
Tribe : Acherontiini
Genus : Acherontia
death's head hawkmoths |
Species : Acherontia atropos
death's head hawkmoth |
African death's head hawkmoth |
sphinx à tête de mort |
Acherontia atropos Direct Children(s):
Acherontia atropos: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Kitching, Ian J.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-02-09 / 2003-02-09
Article/Chapter Title:
Phylogeny of the death's head hawkmoths, Acherontia [Laspeyres], and related genera (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae: Sphinginae: Acherontiini)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Systematic Entomology, vol. 28, no. 1
Page(s):
71-88
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1365-3113
Notes:
doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3113.2003.00199.x
Reference for:
Acherontia atropos
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Rothschild, Walter, and Karl Jordan
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1903-04-01 / 1903-04-01
Article/Chapter Title:
A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Novitiates Zoologicae, vol. 9, Supplement part 2
Page(s):
815-972
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
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Notes:
Available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3275651
Reference for:
Acherontia atropos
Acherontia atropos: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Acherontia atropos: Comments