death's head moth
Moth with skull
A death's head moth is a large hawkmoth marked by a skull-shaped pattern on its thorax.
Three species exist, all capable of producing a squeaking sound when disturbed.
The moth's macabre markings have made it a symbol of death in folklore and popular culture, notably appearing in *The Silence of the Lambs*.
- skullHead's bone casing
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- lambsYoung of sheep
- HannibalCarthaginian military commander
- horror movieCinema meant to terrify
wings · Silence of the Lambs · nocturnal · yellow · thorax · markings · eerie · omen · macabre · beehive · bee colony · honey · squeaking · proboscis · night flyer · nightshade · creepy crawly · coffin
- hawk mothshawkmoth
- hive pestswax worm, wax worms
- skull symbolsskull, skull symbol, crossbones, Jolly Roger, pirate flag
death's head mothphoenix
Self-immolating, regenerating bird
dove · monarch butterfly · bluebird · white butterfly · firefly
death's head mothbutterfly
Winged insect from caterpillar
monarch butterfly · swallowtail butterfly · painted lady · luna moth
death, dead, deadly, deathly, deadness, head, heads, headed, heading