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Aleuron carinata

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Aleuron carinata
Male
Male underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Aleuron
Species:
A. carinata
Binomial name
Aleuron carinata
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Enyo carinata Walker, 1856
  • Gonenyo carinata
  • Aleuron carinatum
  • Tylognathus philampeloides Felder, 1874
  • Aleuron orophilos Boisduval, [1875]

Aleuron carinata is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Francis Walker in 1856

Distribution

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Is known from southern Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Belize and Ecuador.

Description

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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]

Biology

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The larvae feed on Doliocarpus dentatus, Curatella americana and probably other Dilleniaceae species.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Aleuron carinata (Walker, 1856)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Aleuron carinata". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.