Aellopos

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Macroglossinae
Tribus: Dilophonotini
Subtribus: Dilophonotina
Genus: Aellopos
Species: A. blaini – A. ceculus – A. clavipes – A. fadus – A. tantalus – A. titan
Name

Aellopos Hübner, [1819]

Type species: Sphinx titan Cramer, [1777]

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

References

Savela, Markku. "Aellopos Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2018.