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Species of moth

Aleuron carinata
Male
Male underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Aleuron
Species: A. carinata
Binomial name
Aleuron carinata
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Enyo carinata Walker, 1856
  • Gonenyo carinata
  • Aleuron carinatum
  • Tylognathus philampeloides Felder, 1874
  • Aleuron orophilos Boisduval,

Aleuron carinata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. 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.

  • Female dorsal Female dorsal
  • Female ventral Female ventral

Biology

The larvae feed on Doliocarpus dentatus, Curatella americana and probably other Dilleniaceae species.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Aleuron carinata (Walker, 1856)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  3. "Aleuron carinata". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Taxon identifiers
Aleuron carinata


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