Biology:Aleuron prominens

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Short description: Species of moth

Aleuron prominens
Aleuron prominens BMNHE273008 male up.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Aleuron
Species:
A. prominens
Binomial name
Aleuron prominens
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Enyo prominens Walker, 1856
  • Tylognathus smerinthoides R. Felder, 1874
  • Aleuron smerinthoides (R. Felder, [1874])
  • Aleuron pudens Boisduval, [1875]

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

There are probably multiple generations per year.

The larvae have been recorded on Doliocarpus dentatus and Curatella americana, but probably also feed on other Dilleniaceae species.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1351295 entry