How to Breed Acherontia atropos, Sphingidae Acherontia atropos, Linnaeus (1758), the death’s-head hawkmoth, is a member of the Sphingidae family (Lepidoptera, Bombycoidea). It is distributed across southern Europe and throughout Africa. This species has a migratory behavior, flying north during the warm season and returning southward when cold is coming. Acherontia atropos is one of…