| 69.005 ~ 1973 ~ Death's-head Hawk-moth ~ Acherontia atropos | ||
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UK Status Migrant. Scattered records Montgomeryshire Status A rare visitor. Six records exist for the county prior to 1967. We then had a wait of more than 40 years for another, recorded in Llandysil in 2010 (see pics below). Wingspan : M & F, 102-135mm. Confusion species None. |
Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
  Habitat Organic potato fields and occasionally allotments where potatoes are grown. Foodplant Potato leaves, deadly nightshade. Lifestage data Unable to overwinter in this country. Larva can occasionally be found. Pupates underground in a slight cocoon. |
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| Montgomeryshire photos | ||
 Photo by MC, 2nd Sept 2010, Llandysil |
 Photo by MC, 2nd Sept 2010, Llandysil |
 Photo by MC, 2nd Sept 2010, Llandysil |
 Photo by JJK, 30th Aug 2015, Pontrobert |
 Photo by JJK, 30th Aug 2015, Pontrobert |
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