Sphingidae
890168 –
7847 Aellopos tantalus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Combretaceae Rubiaceae. Host genera: Casasia Conocarpus Ixora Randia. (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
tantalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7847ssp. b. zonata (Drury, 1773) (Sphinx) terpunctata (Goeze, 1780) (Sphinx) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Aellopos tantalus (Linnaeus, 1758) is represented in North America north of Mexico by the Caribbean subspecies A. t. zonata (Drury, 1773) and not the South American subspecies A. t. tantalus as was inadvertently listed by St Laurent & Kitching (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) (Ian Kitching, in litt., 18Jan2026). |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAF6622 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
- Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21: p. 110; pl. 10.11. order or free PDF
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Aellopos tantalus
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 150; pl. 5.3.
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5th Instar on Randia aculeata
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4th Instar on Randia aculeata
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1st Instar on Randia aculeata
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