Acherontia atropos
Thorax upperside with skull-like mark rarely absent. Antennae short and stout, shorter than in other species, especially in the female; middle segments in the female at least 4x as broad as long. Abdomen underside with black segmental bands complete, never reduced to mesial spots. In some individuals the abdomen is nearly all black; in others (especially bred ones) the underside of the body may be fuscous, in which case neither the yellow nor black bands are well defined. Foretibia a little shorter than in other species; foretarsus with numerous spines on the outer side of 1st segment, and more than one row on the outer side of 2nd and 3rd segments. Midtibia clearly shorter than 1st tarsal segment, unlike the other species. Hindtibia as long as 1st and 2nd tarsal segments together. Forewing upperside variable in appearance ranging from nearly all black, with the lines obscure and the white or ochraceous scaling in the subapical region obscured, to individuals with the ochraceous subapical patch unusually large. Underside of wings also variable, with the discal band of both wings frequently vestigial or absent. Hindwing upperside differs from Acherontia lachesis in having the basal half entirely yellow, as in Acherontia styx, lacking a large black mark; discal dark band sometimes vestigial or absent, sometimes nearly fused with the distal band, which itself may be obsolescent, but is more frequently so enlarged distad as to reduce the marginal spots to mere dots. Hindwing underside with discal spot sometimes absent.
Male genitalia: Harpe with ventral process dentate, carinate on the dorsal surface; the upper process a triangular tooth; the broad sides of both processes vertical.
Female genitalia: Ostium bursae without special armature.