Aellopos clavipes
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. Description The body is dark brown with a wide white band across the abdomen. The wings are dark brown. The forewing has a black cell spot and three white spots near the pale brown marginal area. 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) References External links Clavipes Sphinx Butterflies and Moths of North America Aellopos Moths of North America Sphingidae of South America Moths described in 1903