Fox Skull and Acherontia Atropos Death Head Moth in a Dome bird_skeleton_dome The Nawab is a powerful

The Nawab is a powerful and very fast flying butterfly

It's an interesting item for any bug collector

Heterometreus spinifer form Malaysia

Being part of the family of swordtails

perhaps due to the tetrahedral (diamond-like) structural arrangement of the scales or diffraction from overlying cell layers

Fox Skull and Acherontia Atropos Death Head Moth in a Dome bird_skeleton_dome The Nawab is a powerfulSpecies Name: Red Fox and Acherontia Atropos Common Name: Red Fox and Death Head Moth Origins: China and Russia Size: 7" diam. base x 7" Made in Australia These moths are easily distinguishable by the vaguely human skull shaped pattern of markings on the thorax. Death Head Moths have the ability to emit a loud squeak if irritated. The sound is produced by expelling air from the pharynx, often accompanied by flashing of the brightly colored abdomen in