Death’s-head hawk-moth
This caterpillar was collected by C. W. Holcroft in a potato field in 1901. His collection was donated to the Museum in 1976. Caterpillars of this species feed on plants in the potato and nightshade family and can be green, yellow, or brown.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 53/1976/3
- Collection Class
- Arthropods
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Holcroft, Mr C W
- Common Name
- death’s-head hawk-moth
- Simple Name
- insect: moth
- Period Classification
- Edwardian (1901-1914)
