Aleuron carinata
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Aleuron |
Species: | A. carinata |
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Aleuron carinata is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Francis Walker in 1856
Distribution
Is known from southern Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Belize and Ecuador.
Description
The wingspan is 62–86 mm. Adults are on wing at least from July to January in Costa Rica and in June in Panama.[3]
- Aleuron carinata Female dorsal
- Aleuron carinata Female ventral
Biology
The larvae feed on Doliocarpus dentatus, Curatella americana and probably other Dilleniaceae species.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Aleuron". Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. 2008-07-07. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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