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Aellopos titan a big, very fast hawkmoth in our garden. Only one size down from a small hummingbird :) Aellopos titan,Costa Rica,Geotagged,Insects,Summer,Titan Sphinx,hawkmoth,sphingidae Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Aellopos titan

a big, very fast hawkmoth in our garden. Only one size down from a small hummingbird :)

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  1. Awesome species, awesome name. Posted 9 years ago

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The Titan Sphinx is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It has been found all the way from Maine in the United States through Central America and south to Argentina and Uruguay in South America.

The wingspan is 55–65 mm. The body is dark brown with a wide white stripe across the abdomen. The wings are dark brown and the upper side of the forewing has a black spot at the end of the cell and two bands of translucent white spots. The upperside of the hindwing has pale patches along the.. more

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Annette Flottwell
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By Annette Flottwell

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Uploaded Dec 8, 2015. Captured Jul 22, 2015 15:42 in Unnamed Road, Costa Rica.
  • NIKON D4
  • f/16.0
  • 1/1250s
  • ISO3600
  • 200mm