acherontia atropos

1. 1.

   European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull

   Synonymsdeath's-head moth

   Broaderhawkmoth

   Part ofAcherontia

Questions about acherontia atropos

What does acherontia atropos mean?

acherontia atropos means "European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull".

What is another word for acherontia atropos?

Close synonyms include death's-head moth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is acherontia atropos a common word?

acherontia atropos is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.