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New World Sphingini common genera includes Manduca, Sphinx and Cocytius.

Cocytius genus is an American genus of mostly gigantic moths with nine different species, assuming Neococytius cluentus is counted in the group. One species has two forms.

The ten forms of Cocytius genus are as follows:
SPECIES - - - - - RANGE - - - - CHARACTERISTICS
Cocytius antaeus subspecies antaeus - Caribbean - Paler than subspecies medor
Cocytius antaeus ssp medor - South USA to Uruguay - Short stripe between veins in translucent rear wings areas.
Cocytiue beelzebuth - Neotropical - No tramslucent areas in rear wings
Neococytius cluentus - South USA and most of the tropics - White Line in rear wings - No translucent areas.
Cocytius duponchel - Widespread Neotropical - Smaller than but close to C. antaeus
Cocytius lucifer - Neotropical Widespread - Black dorsal abdomen line
Cocytius mortuorum - Brazil, local
Cocytius misionum - Northern Argentina
Cocytius macasensis - Ecuador, local
Cocytius vitrinus - Cuba - Very pale

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