Aellopos Explained

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Aellopos Hübner, [1819] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 19, 2018.