Cocytius antaeus
Updated as per personal communication with Francierlem Oliveira (Extremoz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil); May 14, 2016; August 4, 2016

Cocytius antaeus
koh-SIT-ee-usM an-TEE-us
(Drury, 1773) Sphinx

Cocytius antaeus Extremoz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil,
August 4, 2016, courtesy of Francierlem Oliveira.

Cocytius antaeus Extremoz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil,
courtesy of Francierlem Oliveira.

Cocytius antaeus final instar, Extremoz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil,
August 4, 2016, courtesy of Francierlem Oliveira.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, [1802]
Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802
Genus: Cocytius Hubner, [1819] ...........
Species: antaeus (Drury, 1773)

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