Genus

Death's-head Hawkmoths

Acherontia

2 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilySphingidae (Sphinx Moths)
GenusAcherontia (Death's-head Hawkmoths)

Species in this group

Acherontia lachesis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acherontia atropos

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Death's-head Hawkmoths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 2	~10%
	Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
2	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
3	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
4	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
5	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
6	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~20%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			~20%
2	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 2	~10%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
3	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
4	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	~10%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
5	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
6	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	~10%
	Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
7	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 2	~10%
	Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
8	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
9	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 2	~10%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
10	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 2	~10%
	Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
11	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~10%
	Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
12	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 2	~10%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
13	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~10%
	Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
14	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
15	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~10%
	Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
16	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 2	~10%
	Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
17	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~10%
	Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
18	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~10%
	Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
19	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~10%
	Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth			~10%
20	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth			<5%
21	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	<5%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			<5%
22	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	<5%
	Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth			<5%
23	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth			<5%
24	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 2	<5%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			<5%
25	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	<5%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			<5%
26	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 2	<5%
	Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth			<5%
27	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 2	<5%
	Death's Head Hawkmoth			<5%
28	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 2	<5%
	Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth			<5%

Death's-head Hawkmoths

Species in this group

Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth

Death's Head Hawkmoth

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Death's-head Hawkmoths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked