Biology:Aleuron neglectum

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Short description: Species of moth

Aleuron neglectum
Aleuron neglectum MHNT CUT 2010 0 144 French Guiana male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Aleuron neglectum MHNT CUT 2010 0 144 French Guiana male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Aleuron
Species:
A. neglectum
Binomial name
Aleuron neglectum
Rothschild and Jordan, 1903[1]
Synonyms
  • Rhodosoma flavidus Zhu & Wang, 1997
  • Aleuron flavidus (Zhu & Wang, 1997)
  • Aleuron paraguayana Clark, 1931
  • Aleuron leo Clark, 1935

Aleuron neglectum is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.

Distribution

It is found from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, south through the rest of Central America and much of South America, including northern, central and southern Venezuela to Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina .[3] There is one record from China , but this is probably a misidentification or accidental import.[4]

Biology

In French Guiana, adults are on wing in March, August and October. In Brazil, adults have been recorded in February and May. They visit puddles and frequently nectar at flowers of Duranta repens.

The larvae probably feed on Curatella americana and other members of family Dilleniaceae. They have also been reported feeding on Curatella, Doliocarpus, Davilla nitida and Tetracera.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1351339 entry