Aellopos fadus
| Fadus sphinx | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Aellopos |
| Species: | A. fadus
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| Aellopos fadus | |
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Aellopos fadus, the Fadus sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1776.
Distribution[edit]
It lives in Central America and the northern part of South America.
Description[edit]
The wingspan is 57–60 mm.[2]
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Male dorsal -
Male ventral -
Female dorsal -
Female ventral
Biology[edit]
Adults are on wing year round in the tropics. They feed on nectar from various flowers, including Abelia species.
References[edit]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Aellopos fadus The Fadus Sphinx". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
External links[edit]
- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Fadus sphinx Aellopos fadus (Cramer, 1776)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
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