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Aellopos fadus

Aellopos fadus

(Cramer, 1776)

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

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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 and the northern part of South America.

 The wingspan is 57–60 mm.

Biology: Adults are on wing year round in the tropics. They feed on nectar from various flowers, including Abelia species.

Source: Wikipedia, article Aellopos fadus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 273662
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Bertioga
São Paulo
Brazil
01/13/2018
Lucas Rubio



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
77447213/01/2018BrazilSão PauloBertiogaLucas Rubio
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Aellopos fadus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.