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Acherontia atropos, the Deaths-head Hawkmoth also occurs on the island presumably feeding on members of the Solanaceae, for example, Datura innoxia and Nicotiana glauca which are common weeds in the vicinity of human habitation.
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Acherontia and atropos
* Death's-head Hawkmoth ( Acherontia atropos )
The name Death's-head Hawkmoth refers to any one of the three species ( A. atropos, A. styx and A. lachesis ) of moth in the genus Acherontia.
The skull pattern and its fanciful associations with the supernatural and evil have fostered superstitious fears of Acherontia species, particularly Acherontia atropos, perhaps because it is the most widely known.
* Death's-head Hawkmoth, refers to any one of the three species ( A. atropos, A. styx and A. lachesis ) of moth in the genus Acherontia
It takes its name from the scientific name of the Death's-head Hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos.
Acherontia and .
* Death's-head hawkmoth ( Acherontia spp.
In addition the genus name Acherontia is derived from Acheron, a river in Greece that was believed in Greek Mythology to be a branch of the river Styx.
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atropos and for
All three species are commonly observed raiding beehives of different species of honey bee for honey ; A. atropos only attacks colonies of the well-known Western honey bee, Apis mellifera.
atropos and are
The species names atropos, styx and lachesis are all related to death.
atropos and .
* A. atropos detailed information
** Cleftbelly trevally, Atropus atropos.
Hawkmoth and also
The legend of the strix survived into the Middle Ages, as recorded in Isidore's Etymologiae, and gave both name and attributes to the strigă — the name of a Romanian imaginary evil feminine being ( also the name of the Common Barn Owl and of the Death's-head Hawkmoth ), strigoaică — the name of the Romanian witch, strigoi — the Romanian vampire, and to the strega, the Italian witch.
Hawkmoth and on
Most adults feed on nectar, although a few tropical species feed on eye secretions and the Death's-head Hawkmoth steals honey from bees.
A picture of the adult Hawkmoth was featured on the cover of the movie " Silence of The Lambs ".
Hawkmoth and for
Totenkopf is the German word for " dead man's head " ( literally ), for the skull and crossbones-& death's head-symbols as well as for the Death's-head Hawkmoth.
Hawkmoth and which
Two moths which occur, the Toadflax Brocade and the Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth are nationally rare.
Hawkmoth and .
Hummingbird Hawkmoth drinking from Dianthus.
In the case of the fourth victim, he shoots her instead of strangling her, then inserts a Death's-head Hawkmoth in her throat, and dumps the body.
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Arsenic occurs in many minerals, usually in conjunction with sulfur and metals, and also as a pure elemental crystal.
It appears, however, to have been partly derived from older Eocene deposits and it occurs also as a derivative phase in later formations, such as glacial drift.
Adiabatic heating also occurs in the Earth's atmosphere when an air mass descends, for example, in a katabatic wind or Foehn or chinook wind flowing downhill over a mountain range.
The magic word " Ablanathanalba ," which reads in Greek the same backward as forward, also occurs in the Abrasax-stones as well as in the magic papyri.
This word is usually conceded to be derived from the Hebrew ( Aramaic ), meaning " Thou art our father " ( אב לן את ), and also occurs in connection with Abrasax ; the following inscription is found upon a metal plate in the Carlsruhe Museum:
Resistance to antibacterials also occurs through horizontal gene transfer.
Plain also occurs as the p in cap, or the second p in paper.
This case is also used for nouns in several other senses, e. g., where the action occurs " because of " or " without " a certain noun ; nouns indicating distance or direction.
A kindling effect also occurs in alcoholics whereby each subsequent withdrawal syndrome is more severe than the previous withdrawal episode ; this is due to neuroadaptations which occur as a result of periods of abstinence followed by re-exposure to alcohol.
It also occurs as cavity and vesicle fillings associated with prehnite, calcite, and zeolites.
He also contended that while associative learning, or memorizing ability, is equally distributed among the races, conceptual learning, or synthesizing ability, occurs with significantly greater frequency in Asians than in whites.
Acid deposition also occurs via dry deposition in the absence of precipitation.
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Intramembranous ossification mainly occurs during formation of the flat bones of the skull but also the mandible, maxilla, and clavicles ; the bone is formed from connective tissue such as mesenchyme tissue rather than from cartilage.
B. thuringiensis also occurs naturally in the gut of caterpillars of various types of moths and butterflies, as well on leaf surfaces, aquatic environments, animal feces, insect rich environments, flour mills and grain storage facilities.
In men, the mammary glands are also present in the body, but normally remain undeveloped because of the hormone testosterone, however, when male lactation occurs, it is considered a pathological symptom of a disorder of the pituitary gland.
The same coefficient also occurs ( if ) in the binomial formula
Complications occurs for terms such as UFO, which literally means " unidentified flying object " but connotes alien spacecraft, a concept also associated with some conspiracy theories, and thus possessing a certain social stigma.
While most elements are generally viewed as stable, a small amount of natural transformation of one element to another also occurs in the present time, through decay of radioactive elements as well as other natural nuclear processes.
It also occurs in igneous and metamorphic rocks chiefly in the silicate minerals: plagioclases, amphiboles, pyroxenes and garnets.
The phrase soprano maschio ( male soprano ), which could also mean falsettist, occurs in the Due Dialoghi della Musica of Luigi Dentini, an Oratorian priest, published in Rome in 1553.
This verse in the Olivet Discourse also occurs in the Gospel of Luke.
Such radiation of a potentially exploitable signal, however, occurs also with other display technologies and with electronics in general.
A hard way occurs when both dice show identical values, also known as " doubles " or " pairs.
Connection occurs in both open and closed dance positions ( also called " open frame " and " closed frame ").
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