From light black to gray, very translucent; some specimens are grayish brown or opaque gray; other specimens have dark gray or light gray banding.
On the contrary, under achromatic conditions the inner region appears grayish watercolored.
Initially, the cap color is dark violet, but it later fades to grayish-violet around the edges.
There is a dark grayish-brown shading along the outer margin in the females.
It is a dark grayish color on the top, with a dark vertical marking and bands on the flank.
The ground colour of the forewings is pale grayish brown.
The dark, grayish brown sculpture weighs 3,000 pounds, stands 22 feet, and measures 84 feet in length.
The belly of this species has a similar colour, however it is more grayish.
