•Acherontia atropos 🐛

[Death's-head Hawkmoth] 🦋

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Skizzenbuchdoppelseite mit der Bleistiftzeichnung eines Raupenfusspaars.

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Tiny caterpillar emerging from an egg.

Still day 1.
5 are out now.
Got a snap of this cutie emerging from their egg.

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Day 1.
Oooh. I've got 3 hatchlings already!
The eggs were mostly transparent yesterday with a couple of opaque ones that were close to hatching. The remaining eggs have become opaque today. The L1 larvae are about 4mm in length.
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Death’s-head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos. This is the third caterpillar instar of one of the world’s most famous moths. And let’s be honest: its caterpillars are some of the most beautiful ever 🥰
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