The genus ''Aellopos'' consists of large day-flying moths in the family Sphingidae. It was first described by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1819. Species in this genus occur from

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in the United States through

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and down to

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and

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in South America.

Species

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Aellopos blaini ''Aellopos blaini'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Esta ...

'' (Herrich-Schaffer, 1869) *''

Aellopos ceculus ''Aellopos ceculus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It lives mainly in the northern section of South America but has known to be found as far north as Mexico. Description The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of ...

'' (Cramer, 1777) *''

Aellopos clavipes ''Aellopos clavipes'', also known as the clavipes sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It lives mainly in Central America but ranges from Venezuela to California, Arizona, and Texas in the United States. Aellopos clavipe ...

'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) – clavipes sphinx moth *''

Aellopos fadus ''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 Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion ...

'' (Cramer, 1775) – Fadus sphinx moth *''

Aellopos tantalus ''Aellopos tantalus'', known as the Tantalus sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Florida, the Antilles, from Mexico to Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Suriname, and in the Amazon basin. The wingspan is . Adults are on wing ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – Tantalus sphinx moth *''

Aellopos titan ''Aellopos titan'', the Titan sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. Distribution It has been found all the way from Maine in the United States through Central America and south ...

'' (Cramer, 1777) – Titan sphinx moth Aellopos ceculus MHNT CUT 2010 0 309 Todos Santos Chapare Bolivia male.jpg, ''

'' Aellopos clavipes MHNT CUT 2010 0 273 Mazatlán Mexico male.jpg, ''

'' Aellopos fadus MHNT CUT 2010 0 273 Manicoré Amazonas Brazil male.jpg, ''

'' Aellopos tantalus MHNT CUT 2010 0 273 San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico male.jpg, ''

'' Aellopos titan MHNT CUT 2010 0 273 Minas Suriname male.jpg, ''

References

Dilophonotini Taxa named by Jacob Hübner Moth genera {{Dilophonotini-stub