RUMBLETiGER
Adventurer
Once it comes down to cosmetic appearance, I'd simply say that's between you and your DM. I don't think I can substitute your visual imagination.I think I want the winged template. What good flying desert animal could I pattern the wings after? I would like to have armored skin to imitate the skin of a scorpion if possible through a graft. His favorite animal is the scorpion.
With that said, Scarab beetles come to mind as desert themed wings.