Biology:Aleuron carinata
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Aleuron |
| Species: | A. carinata
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| Aleuron carinata (Walker, 1856)[1]
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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]
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Female dorsal -
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. https://web.archive.org/web/20121109001326/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Aleuron/carinata.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Aleuron carinata (Walker, 1856)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/sphingidae/macroglossinae/aleuron/#carinata. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Aleuron carinata". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194031/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/acarinata.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q1351308 entry
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