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Aellopos clavipes

Aellopos clavipes

Rothschild y Jordan (1903)

Family: Sphingidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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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.

Biology: Adults are on wing from May to December in Costa Rica. There are probably three main generations with adults on wing in December, from April to May and in September.

The larvae feed on various Rubiaceae species, including Randia rhagocarpa, Randia monantha, Randia aculeata, Guettarda macrosperma and Genipa americana. Pupation takes place in shallow underground chambers.

Subspecies: 
  • Aellopos clavipes clavipes
  • Aellopos clavipes eumelas (Jordan, 1924) (Jamaica)

Source: Wikipedia, article Aellopos clavipes. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
197291913/02/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada El Potrero de San Lorenzo, GualeguaychúGustavo Puente
173553716/03/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada Senderos del MonteGustavo Puente
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Aellopos clavipes – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.