• Acherontia shown as a black framed canvas against a deep red marbled backdrop with the Draugon wordmark in the lower corner, displaying the gold death moth over its column of moons.
  • Acherontia canvas on a dark slate stone wall above a black console table, with a five-arm silver candelabra of lit black tapers, an antique iron key resting on a worn leather book, and a black vase of dried roses beside a burgundy velvet curtain.
  • Acherontia moth canvas leaning on a dark carved mantel beside a lit dark red taper in a black candlestick, a bone-coloured skull, and a small black vase of red berry sprigs, with a gilt-framed painting on the wall alongside.
  • Acherontia canvas hanging on a deep oxblood wall in a reading nook, above a black leather wingback chair with a red velvet cushion, beside a carved bookcase of antique books, a brass candelabra of lit red tapers and a human skull on the shelf.
  • Acherontia canvas hanging above a black tufted Chesterfield sofa draped with a red fringed velvet throw, in a cobwebbed oxblood parlour with brass candlesticks, dark cabinets of books and goblets, and a patterned red rug.
  • Acherontia print hanging above an antique carved writing desk set with a quill in an inkwell, aged letters, red wax seals and a lit brass candlestick, beside a dark bookcase and a gilt-framed Victorian portrait.
  • Acherontia moth canvas hanging on a dark navy wall in a gothic bedroom, above a bed with burgundy velvet pillows and charcoal bedding, beside an arched leaded window and a wooden nightstand holding a lit red taper candle in a brass holder and a black vase of dried roses.
  • Acherontia shown as a black framed canvas on a deep red background beneath the heading Framed Canvas — Timeless art, refined details.
  • Framed canvas info card for Acherontia showing blank canvases front and back in a black gallery frame on burgundy velvet, with callouts for the 1.25 inch profile, non-fading UV-resistant ink, 4 frame colours, a frame that adds half an inch each side, a black border for high contrast, and pre-installed hanging hardware.
  • Acherontia shown as a gallery-wrapped stretched canvas angled to reveal its depth and black border, with the Draugon wordmark and the caption Black border for better contrast of the painting.
  • Stretched canvas info card for Acherontia showing a blank white canvas from the front and back on burgundy velvet, with callouts for the 1.25 inch profile, black border for better contrast, premium cotton-poly blend canvas, pre-installed hanging hardware and archival inks.
  • Acherontia shown as an unframed poster print of the gold death moth and moon column on a dark red patterned background, labelled Unframed Poster to show the print-only option.
  • Unframed poster info card for Acherontia showing a kraft shipping tube beside a rolled poster sheet, with callouts for professional grade 200 GSM matte photo paper, safe packing in a protective tube, UV-resistant archival inks, and that the poster comes without a frame.
  • Frame colour guide for Acherontia showing four vertical frames — white, espresso, black and natural — each holding a dark panel marked with the red Draugon monogram, under the caption Same art. 4 ways to fit your space.
  • Vertical canvas size guide for Acherontia showing five portrait sizes side by side — 24x36, 20x30, 16x24, 12x18 and 8x12 inches with centimetre conversions — displayed on a dark red wall above a black leather sofa with lit candles.
  • Why choose us card for Acherontia on a dark gothic background, listing fine art printed locally, satisfaction assurance, customer-first customer service, and prints quality-checked and on their way within 6 business days.
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Acherontia | Death Moth Wall Art | Gold Leaf Moon Phase Canvas | Skull Hawkmoth Print | Occult Celestial Gothic Decor

Acherontia | Death Moth Wall Art | Gold Leaf Moon Phase Canvas | Skull Hawkmoth Print | Occult Celestial Gothic Decor

$57.99 USD
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The moth is the axis. Everything else is arranged around it.

A **death's-head hawkmoth** fills the centre with its wings fully spread, drawn in gold on black — long tapered forewings marbled in cream and umber, striped hindwings below, feathered antennae out to both sides, and the **skull marking** unmistakable on the furred thorax. The abdomen is banded gold and black down to the tip.

Running vertically behind it, straight through the composition: a **column of moon phases** in gold, from thin crescent at the top through gibbous to a full moon sitting directly behind the moth's head, then descending through waning phases to a crescent at the foot. Each one sits inside fine concentric orbit rings dotted with stars.

The border is engraved acanthus and gold filigree in the corners, dark roses and thin botanicals filling the field, and at the bottom two **human skulls** — one at each side — flanked by four lit candles in brass sticks with smoke curling up from them.

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PRINT OPTIONS

You can bring this piece home in the format that suits your space:

• POSTER PRINT — professional-grade 200 GSM matte photo paper, UV-resistant archival inks, shipped rolled in a protective tube and ready to frame your way.
• STRETCHED CANVAS — gallery-wrapped over a sturdy 1.25" frame with a black border for extra depth and contrast, hanging hardware pre-installed.
• FRAMED CANVAS — your stretched canvas finished in a solid wood frame in your choice of colour, with hardware already fitted. The frame adds roughly 1/2" on each side.

Every format uses fade- and UV-resistant archival inks on sustainably sourced materials, so the gold keeps its warmth against the black.

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SIZES AVAILABLE
*(Vertical / portrait orientation — width × height)*

• XS — 8 × 12 in | 20.3 × 30.5 cm
• Small — 12 × 18 in | 30.5 × 45.7 cm
• Medium — 16 × 24 in | 40.6 × 61.0 cm
• Large — 20 × 30 in | 50.8 × 76.2 cm
• XL — 24 × 36 in | 61.0 × 91.4 cm

Not sure which size suits your wall? Use the size guide image for a visual reference.

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WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT

• Gold on black, and only gold on black. No second colour anywhere — which is what makes a **gold leaf death moth canvas** read as a heraldic device rather than an illustration.
• The moth is entomologically right: long marbled forewings, striped hindwings, feathered antennae, banded abdomen, and the skull marking clear on the furred thorax.
• The moon column runs the full height behind it — thin crescent, gibbous, full moon directly behind the moth's head, then waning back down to a crescent at the foot, each phase inside fine dotted orbit rings.
• The symmetry is exact. Fold it down the middle and everything matches: the wings, the moons, the corner filigree, the two skulls, the four candles.
• Engraved acanthus and gold filigree in all four corners, with dark roses and fine botanicals filling the black field between.
• Two human skulls sit at the bottom corners, flanked by four lit candles in brass sticks with smoke rising — a **skull hawkmoth print for an altar wall**, a goth bedroom, a tattoo studio or a dark study.

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PRINT QUALITY

Every print is made with fade-resistant, UV-resistant archival inks on premium, sustainably sourced paper or canvas. Stretched and framed canvases are gallery-wrapped over sturdy stretcher bars with pre-installed hanging hardware, so your art arrives ready for the wall — no trip to the frame shop required.

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A WORD FROM US

The full name is *Acherontia atropos* — Acheron, the river of woe, and Atropos, the Fate who cuts the thread. Somebody in the eighteenth century looked at a moth with a skull on its back and decided one classical reference was not sufficient. It is the most dramatically named insect in Europe and it fully deserves it: it squeaks when handled, raids beehives for honey, and turns up in enough folklore to have been genuinely feared. We gave it a gold column of moons to stand in. Explore the rest of our gothic wall art collection for more, and reach out any time.

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