Biology:Aleuron iphis

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Short description: Species of moth

Aleuron iphis
Aleuron iphis Allianca Rio Madeira Rondônia Brazil male dorsal.jpg
Aleuron iphis male dorsal
Aleuron iphis Allianca Rio Madeira Rondônia Brazil male ventral.jpg
Aleuron iphis male ventral
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A. iphis
Binomial name
Aleuron iphis
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Enyo iphis Walker, 1856
  • Tylognathus scriptor R. Felder, [1874]
  • Calliomma volatica Clemens, 1859
  • Aleuron volatica (Clemens, 1859)

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

Distribution

Is found from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica to Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil .

Description

The wingspan is 52–57 mm.

Biology

  • Adults are on wing from at least July to January in Costa Rica.[3]
  • The larvae feed on Tetracera volubilis, Curatella americana and probably other Dilleniaceae species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q605158 entry