11.85 cm
Typical representative
Uniformly scaled by representative full wingtip-to-wingtip span; the pose is not stretched to every descriptive dimension.
Adult Death's-head Hawkmoth
Adult Death's-head Hawkmoth is presented in a strict orthographic nadir top view for a clear visual size comparison. The verified reference uses a height of 0.02 m, length of 0.06 m, width of 0.12 m and weight of 0 kg. The artwork is uniformly scaled from the documented measurement contract, while its natural or architectural proportions remain unchanged. Source claims and measurement notes explain exactly which model, specimen, state or representative range is shown.
Dimensions
- Height
- 1.8 cm
- Length
- 6 cm
- Width
- 11.85 cm
- Weight
- 1.5 g
Quick facts
- Wingspan
- 102–135 mm
- Body length
- about 60 mm
- Weight
- about 1.5 g
- Species
- Acherontia atropos
Adult Death's-head Hawkmoth · Size infographic
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Sources and measurement33 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
The full wingtip span is the scale anchor; body length and mass come from an institutional museum record.