Aellopos titan
Species of moth
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Aellopos titan, the Titan sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.
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| Titan sphinx | |
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| A. t. titan in the Pantanal, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Aellopos |
| Species: | A. titan |
| Binomial name | |
| Aellopos titan | |
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Distribution
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
Subspecies
- Aellopos titan titan - Brazil
- Aellopos titan cubana (Clark, 1936) - Cuba
