Biology:Aleuron carinata

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Short description: Species of moth

Aleuron carinata
Aleuron carinata MHNT CUT 2010 0 144 Tingo Maria Peru Male dorsal.jpg
Male
Aleuron carinata MHNT CUT 2010 0 144 Tingo Maria Peru Male ventral.jpg
Male underside
Scientific classification edit
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

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]

Biology

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1351308 entry