Aellopos fadus | (Cramer, 1775) |
TL: Surinam
58-70 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name English (US)
Fadus Sphinx Moth
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Rubiaceae Alibertia edulis Rubiaceae Genipa americana Genipapo Rubiaceae Randia aculeata White indigoberry Rubiaceae Randia monantha Rubiaceae Randia obcordata Rubiaceae Rubiaceae Bedstraw family
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Sphinx fadus Cramer, 1775 Macroglossum annulosum Swainson, 1823 Macroglossa balteata Kirtland, 1851
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of North America North American Moth Photographers Group Silk Moths Bill Oehlke Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory Ian Kitching
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