''Cocytius'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
hawkmoth
The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...
s (family Sphingidae). The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1819.
Species
, the Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory accepts eight species. The genera ''
Amphonyx'', ''Ancistrognathus'', ''
Morcocytius'' and ''
Pseudococytius'' are treated as synonyms.
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Cocytius antaeus
''Cocytius antaeus'', the giant sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was Species description, first described by Dru Drury in 1773.
Distribution
It is found from Brazil through Central America and into the southern parts of ...
''
(Drury, 1773)
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Cocytius beelzebuth''
(Boisduval, 875
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Cocytius duponchel''
(Poey, 1832)
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Cocytius haxairei''
Cadiou, 2006
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Cocytius lucifer
''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 ''Pse ...
''
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
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Cocytius mephisto''
Haxaire & Vaglia, 2002
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Cocytius mortuorum''
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
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Cocytius vitrinus''
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Cocytius antaeus medor MHNT CUT 2010 0 411 Itatiaia, Bresil, femelle.jpg, ''Cocytius antaeus''
Cocytius duponchel MHNT CUT 2010 0 466 - San Joaquín de Navay Tachira Venezuela - Male.jpg, ''Cocytius duponchel''
References
Cocytius
Sphingidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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