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Aellopos titan

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

Aellopos titan, the Titan sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.

Distribution

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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

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The wingspan is 55–65 mm.[2]

Subspecies

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

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ^ "Aellopos titan". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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