Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Lepidoptera [orde]
Ditrysia [onderorde]
Sphingoidea [onderklasse]
Sphingidae [familie]
Sphinginae [onderfamilie]
Acherontia [genus]
Acherontia atropos [species]