European hawk-tailed sparrow - European hawk-tailed sparrow

Japanese: オウシュウメンガタスズメ - おうしゅうめんがたすずめ
European hawk-tailed sparrow - European hawk-tailed sparrow

... Some species of moths, such as the hawk moth, have a final stage larva that goes underground and turns into a pupa reminiscent of an Egyptian mummy, from which the moth emerges. As a result, moths, along with butterflies, have come to be considered symbols of death and rebirth. In a unique example, in France, the appearance of a European moth with a skull and crossbones pattern on its back was considered a bad omen, as described in a poem by the 19th century French poet Nerval. In ancient Europe, there were paintings and reliefs of moths emerging from the mouths of the dead, and in Greek, the butterfly, or both the moth and the human soul, were called psyche. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the European sparrow is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… スズメガなど,蛾の種類によっては終齢幼虫が土の中に入って,エジプトのミイラを思わせるさなぎになり,それから蛾が出現するところから,蛾は蝶とともに死と再生のシンボルとされた。特異なものでは,フランスにおいて,背中にどくろの文様をもつオウシュウメンガタスズメの出現は凶兆とされ,19世紀フランスの詩人ネルバルの詩にもうたわれている。古代西洋には,死者の口から蛾(蝶)が出ていく絵やレリーフがあり,ギリシア語では蝶,蛾も人の魂もともにプシュケーと呼ばれる。…

※「オウシュウメンガタスズメ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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