Aellopos
The genus Aellopos consists of large day-flying moths in the family Sphingidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1] Species in this genus occur from Maine in the United States through Central America and down to Argentina and Uruguay in South America.
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| A. titan titan in flight The Pantanal, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Subtribe: | Dilophonotina |
| Genus: | Aellopos Hübner, [1819] |
Species
- Aellopos blaini (Herrich-Schaffer, 1869)
- Aellopos ceculus (Cramer, 1777)
- Aellopos clavipes (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) – clavipes sphinx moth
- Aellopos fadus (Cramer, 1775) – Fadus sphinx moth
- Aellopos tantalus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Tantalus sphinx moth
- Aellopos titan (Cramer, 1777) – Titan sphinx moth
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References
- Savela, Markku. "Aellopos Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
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