death's-head

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"If you look at an adult death's-head hawkmoth you'd see what an incredibly beautiful animal it is."

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2022

Their flight paths suggest these death’s-head hawk moths have some complex navigation skills, the authors said, challenging earlier ideas that insects are just wanderers.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2022

Its day-flying counterpart, the hummingbird hawkmoth, has also had a good year, as has one of our most mysterious and sought-after species, the death’s-head hawkmoth.

From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2020

Furthermore, he says, the noises made by the three death’s-head species are all different, as are the honeybee species they each target, so “the squeaks may be adapted to the specific requirements of those bees.”

From National Geographic • Aug. 11, 2015

Over his armor of plate and mail Ser Richard wore his quilted doublet, blazoned with three death’s-head moths on a field of ash and bone.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin