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  2. Death's-head hawkmoth - Wikipedia

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    The African death's-head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos) is the largest moth in the British Isles (though not in Africa), with a wingspan of 12 cm (5 in); it is a powerful flier, having sometimes been found on ships far from land. The forewings are a mottled dark brown and pale brown, and the hind wings are orangey-buff with two narrow dark bands ...

  3. List of Marvel Comics characters: D - Wikipedia

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    Dakimh the Enchanter is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.. Dakimh is described as a wise but eccentric wizard that lived in pre-cataclysmic Atlantis, and who was the pupil of the sorceress Zhered-Na, who was banished from Atlantis by King Kamuu for prophesying that the continent would sink below the ocean.

  4. Acherontia atropos - Wikipedia

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    The African death's-head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos) is a large hawk moth, the largest moth in the British Isles [4] and several other regions it inhabits, with a wingspan of 5 in (13 cm) (or 80–120 mm [5]); it is a powerful flier, having sometimes been found on ships far from land. The forewings are a mottled dark brown and pale brown, and ...

  5. Acherontia lachesis - Wikipedia

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    Acherontia lachesis, the greater death's head hawkmoth or bee robber, is a large (up to 13 cm wingspan) [1] sphingid moth found in India, Sri Lanka and much of the East Asian region. It is one of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth genus, Acherontia. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798.

  6. Buffalo Bill (The Silence of the Lambs) - Wikipedia

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    One officer quipped it was because he "skins his humps". He also inserts a Death's-head hawkmoth into the victim's throat because he is fascinated by the insect's metamorphosis, a process that he wants to undergo by becoming a woman. In the case of Gumb's first victim, Fredrica Bimmel, he weighs down her body, so she ends up being the third ...

  7. Acherontia styx - Wikipedia

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    Acherontia styx, the lesser death's head hawkmoth or bee robber, is a sphingid moth found in Asia, one of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth. It is very fond of honey, and bee keepers have reported finding dead moths in their hives as a result of bee stings. They can mimic the scent of bees so that they can enter a hive unharmed to get ...

  8. Sphingidae - Wikipedia

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    Around 1,450 species of hawk moths are classified into around 200 genera. Some of the best-known hawk moth species are: Privet hawk moth (Sphinx ligustri) White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata) Death's-head hawk moth (Acherontia atropos) Lime hawk moth (Mimas tiliae) Poplar hawk moth (Laothoe populi) Convolvulus hawk moth (Agrius convolvuli)

  9. Existenz - Wikipedia

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    Existenz (stylized as eXistenZ) is a 1999 science fiction horror film written, produced and directed by David Cronenberg.The film follows Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a game designer who finds herself targeted by assassins while playing a virtual reality game of her own creation. [7]