1. European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull
   "The Acherontia atropos's eerie skull pattern made it a subject of folklore";
   - death's-head moth

Type of: hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphingid, sphinx moth

Part of: Acherontia, genus Acherontia

Encyclopedia: Acherontia atropos