Acherontia lachesis
The amount of black on abdomen and wings variable, generally more extensive on the abdomen in the male than in the female. Antenna longer than in Acherontia atropos, as stout in the male, but noticeably thinner in the female; white scaling more extensive than in Acherontia atropos.Thorax upperside with metanotum and end of mesonotum marked with red hairs; some red hairs usually also present at edge of skull-like mark. Palps widely separated apically. First foretarsal segment with numerous spines on the outer side. Forewing upperside with discal spot small and white, contiguous with a black patch in the apex of the discal cell; the line proximal to the black patch in the apex of the discal cell forms a ring-like pattern near the hind margin with one of the discal lines, being joined to it posteriorly to vein 1A+2A. Hindwing upperside differs from the other members of the genus by having a large black patch in the basal half.
Male genitalia: Harpe with 2 parallel hooks, with the sinus between them rounded in dorsal view.
Female genitalia: Ostium bursae with a proximal transverse ridge or flap, rounded laterally and shallowly sinuate mesially.