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Aellopos titan (Titan Sphinx)

Synonyms: Aellopos aguacana; Aellopos fadus (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Aellopos titan (titan sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. 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. The wingspan is 55–65 mm. The body is dark brown with a wide white stripe across the abdomen. The wings are dark brown and the upper side of the forewing has a black spot at the end of the cell and two bands of translucent white spots. The upperside of the hindwing has pale patches along the costa and inner margin.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Cephalanthus tetrandra (Buttonbush)[1]
Randia aculeata (white indigoberry)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0