Aellopos titan
Species of moth
Titan sphinx | |
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A. t. titan in the Pantanal, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Aellopos |
Species: | A. titan |
Binomial name | |
Aellopos titan (Cramer, 1777)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Aellopos titan, the Titan sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.
Distribution
It has been found all the way from Maine in the United States through Central America and south to Argentina and Uruguay in South America.
Description
The wingspan is 55–65 mm.[2]
- Male dorsal
- Male ventral
- Female dorsal
- Female ventral
Subspecies
- Aellopos titan titan - Brazil
- Aellopos titan cubana (Clark, 1936) - Cuba
References
External links
- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Titan sphinx Aellopos titan (Cramer, 1777)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
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