Original: An Acherontia styx pupa found in the soft palate of a murder victim is a vital clue in the thriller novel The Silence of the Lambs. In the movie version, however, while the script still refers to styx, the species depicted is Acherontia atropos.
Simplified: An Acherontia styx pupa found in the soft palate of a murder victim is a vital clue in the thriller novel The Silence of the Lambs; in the movie version, however, while the script still refers to styx, the species used is Acherontia atropos.