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Titan Sphinx

Aellopos titan

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Field Notes

Description:

Lovely blue, green white Moth

Notes:

Came inside my Home, it was very cooperative, I set it free.

Species ID Suggestions

Titan Sphinx

Aellopos titan

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (5)
Jacob Gorneau
If you look at Aellopos titan, the lower white mark which is closer to the apex of the forewing has a more of a curve, whereas the curve in Aellopos fadus is less pronounced. A. fadus: http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/afadus.htm A. titan: http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/atitan.htm
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
Thank you for the ID, Jakubko, I looked at some pictures and Aellopos Fadus and Aellopos Titan, look so much like mine... do you know the difference between the two?
Jacob Gorneau
Lovely! Also known as the White-banded Sphinx Moth, even though most members in this genus have a white band on their abdomen! :-) http://www.flickr.com/photos/30221169@N04/3123351077/in/pool-sphingidae http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxon=Aellopos%20titan
Maria dB
How cool that it settled on your finger!

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PublishedMay 25, 2013

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