death's-head moth

English Thesaurus

1. European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphingid, sphinx moth,
definition	:	any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	acherontia, genus acherontia,
definition	:	death's-head moth (noun.animal)