Aellopos fadus

Fadus sphinx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Aellopos
Species:	A. fadus
Binomial name
Aellopos fadus (Cramer, 1776) [1]
Synonyms
Sphinx fadusCramer, 1775 Macroglossa balteataKirtland, 1851 Macroglossum annulosumSwainson, 1823 Sesia fadus flavosignata(Closs, 1916)

Aellopos fadus, the Fadus sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1776.

Distribution

It lives in Central America and the northern part of South America.

Description

The wingspan is 57–60 mm. ^[2]

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  Male dorsal
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  Male ventral
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  Female dorsal
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  Female ventral

Biology

Adults are on wing year round in the tropics. They feed on nectar from various flowers, including Abelia species.

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
2. "Aellopos fadus The Fadus Sphinx". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

External links

• Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Fadus sphinx Aellopos fadus (Cramer, 1776)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved November 19, 2018.