Aleuron carinata
Appearance
Aleuron carinata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Aleuron |
Species: | A. carinata
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Binomial name | |
Aleuron carinata | |
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Aleuron carinata is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Francis Walker in 1856
Distribution
[edit]Is known from southern Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Belize and Ecuador.
Description
[edit]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
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Female ventral
Biology
[edit]The larvae feed on Doliocarpus dentatus, Curatella americana and probably other Dilleniaceae species.
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Aleuron carinata (Walker, 1856)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "Aleuron carinata". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.