Cocytius
Sign in to saveCocytius is a genus of hawkmoths (family Sphingidae). The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
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It is catalogued under topics including Cocytius, Sphingidae genera and Taxa named by Jacob Hübner.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilySphingidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Collections
- YPM, ABS, NHMUK, USNM, MZLU
- Recorded in
- Ethiopia, United States, Cuba, Colombia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sphingini
- Image
- Cocytius antaeus medor MHNT CUT 2010 0 411 Itatiaia, Bresil, femelle dorsal.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Cocytius
- Commons category
- Cocytius
- topic's main category
- Category:Cocytius
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Cocytius is a genus of hawkmoths (family Sphingidae). The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
==Species== , the Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory accepts eight species. The genera Amphonyx, Ancistrognathus, Morcocytius and Pseudococytius are treated as synonyms. Cocytius antaeus (Drury, 1773) Cocytius beelzebuth (Boisduval, [1875]) Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832) Cocytius haxairei Cadiou, 2006 Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Cocytius mephisto Haxaire & Vaglia, 2002 Cocytius mortuorum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Cocytius vitrinus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
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