Biology:Aellopos titan

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Short description: Species of moth

Titan sphinx
Titan sphinx (Aellopos titan titan).jpg
A. t. titan in
the Pantanal, Brazil
Scientific classification edit
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
  • Clark, 1936 Cramer, 1777
  • Aellopos titan aguacana Sphinx titan
  • Gehlen, 1944 Sesia titan cubana

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]

Subspecies

  • Aellopos titan titan - Brazil
  • Aellopos titan cubana (Clark, 1936) - Cuba

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1351445 entry