The Golden Moth

I've wondered, what is the Golden Moth in "Breaking Bad," and what does it represent? Both "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul" appear to be influenced by the works of surreal artist Salvador Dalí, so I looked at Dalí's various bugs to see if there were any hints. Sure enough, the surreal film "Un Chien Andalou" (1929) by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí features what is probably the first film appearance of the ominous, squeaking Death's-Head Hawkmoth. Breaking Bad's Golden Moth appears to be an abstracted silhouette of the Death's-Head Hawkmoth. Without the skull-face, the Golden Moth is only slightly-less potent as a symbol of death. The Death's-Head Hawkmoth has proved to be popular with filmmakers, and appears, for example, in the cover art for the 1991 film, "The Silence of the Lambs."