Aellopos blaini male, Cuba, courtesy of Tomas Melichar.

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839 Tribe: Dilophonotini, Burmeister, 1878 Genus: Aellopos Hubner, [1819] ........... Species: blaini Herrich-Schaffer, [1869]

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DISTRIBUTION:

Aellopos blaini moths fly in Cuba (specimen type locality), Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico.

In Greek mythology, Aello (also Aellopos) is one of the harpies (winged hags with sharp bird-talons) and her name means 'The Stormy One'. She is possibly the mother of Achilles' horses, Balius (Balios) and Xanthus (Xanthos), sired by Zephyrus.

FLIGHT TIMES:

ECLOSION:

Aellopos blaini female, Cuba, courtesy of Tomas Melichar.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Females call in the males with a pheromone released from a gland at the tip of the abdomen.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

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Aellopos blaini