| Aellopos ceculus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Aellopos |
| Species: | A. ceculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aellopos ceculus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aellopos ceculus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
It lives mainly in the northern section of South America but has known to be found as far north as Mexico.
The wingspan is 42–47 mm. [2] It can be distinguished from all other Aellopos species by the yellow median band found on the hindwing upperside.
Adults are on wing year round in Costa Rica. There are probably three main generations, with adults on wing from December to January, April to May and in September. [2]
The larvae feed on various Rubiaceae species.
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