T-shirt Acherontia atropos

This series aims to show various famous insect in the whole world, including:

Acherontia atropos

It is distributed in Africa, Europe and other regions.

Adults are famous for their skull-like patterns on the back of their chest.


It is also famous for its appearance on the poster of the film 《Silent Lamb》.

In the scientific name, it is named after atopos (goddess of fate).

(One of the three goddesses of fate in ancient Greek mythology)

The three goddesses of fate are in charge of the fate of all things. They are

Clotho is in charge of the future and textile life line

The second sister of Lachesis is responsible for determining the length of the life line

The oldest woman in Atropos is responsible for cutting off the line of life.


The wing length is 53-55mm, and the body length is 50-53mm. The head is black, the lower lip is thick, the end is yellow, the compound eyes are round and large, the back of the antennae is black, the belly is grayish yellow, and the tip is white; There are parallel black stripes on both sides of the shoulder plate, which are blue in the middle. There are blue and black eyebrow patterns on the back of the chest. The middle between the shoulder plate and the eyebrow pattern is ochre yellow, and there are two symmetrical black spots in the middle, which make the back of the whole chest form a skeleton pattern


The hooked process on male external genitalia is conical; The mandibular process is biconical; The holding device is wide, with a hair pad on the inner side of the outer side. The abdomen of the holding device is palm-shaped, and the end process is divided into two teeth. The inner teeth are small and sharp, extending outward and upward, and the outer teeth are large, extending inward and backward; The base of the male stem is round, the male stem is long, and the tip is pointed.