Aellopos blaini is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.[2]
| Aellopos blaini | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Aellopos |
| Species: | A. blaini |
| Binomial name | |
| Aellopos blaini Herrich-Schäffer, 1869[1] | |
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It can be distinguished from all other Aellopos species with an entirely black hindwing upperside by the lack of a transverse white band on abdominal tergite four. The hindwing upperside is entirely black.
The larvae feed on Rubiaceae species.
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