Read about related Lepidoptera by using the "Forward" and "Backward" device icons. The moth members of this Order of insects include a large number of diverse families. Moth groups include micro moths, leaf miners, clothes moths, plume moths, ermine moths, burnets, geometrids, silk moths, sphinx moths, tiger moths, wasp moths, noctuids, underwings and many others.

Death's Head Hawk Moth Acherontia spp. Lepidoptera Sphingidae Much superstition surrounding this moth species due to the skull motif on the thorax. You might recognize this moth from the movie posters for Silence of the Lambs that combined this moth with a Salvador Dali image of a skull. This sphinx moth has a long and strong proboscis able to pierce honey cells of bee hives and suck the honey. During their plunderous actions, they also emit a squeaking sound said to mimic the pre-swarm noise on a queen bee. Caterpillars of this moth are fearsome looking green and purple beasts that feed on potato and the deadly nightshade plants. View the Index of Orders View Complete Photo List Ants, Bees & Wasps Butterflies & Moths Flies Beetles Lacewings & Antlions Leafhoppers & Cicadas True Bugs Cockroaches Praying Mantids Grasshoppers, Crickets Walking Sticks Dragonflies & Damselflies Mayflies Non-Insects