Aellopos

Genus of moths

Aellopos
A. titan titan in flight
The Pantanal, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Subtribe: Dilophonotina
Genus: Aellopos
Hübner, [1819]

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.

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

References

Wikispecies has information related to Aellopos.
  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Aellopos Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Aellopos


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