Aleuron iphis
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| Aleuron iphis | |
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| File:Aleuron iphis Allianca Rio Madeira Rondônia Brazil male dorsal.jpg | |
| Aleuron iphis male dorsal | |
| File:Aleuron iphis Allianca Rio Madeira Rondônia Brazil male ventral.jpg | |
| Aleuron iphis male ventral | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Aleuron |
| Species: | A. iphis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aleuron iphis | |
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Aleuron iphis is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Francis Walker in 1856
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Is found from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica to Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil.
Description
[edit | edit source]The wingspan is 52–57 mm.
Biology
[edit | edit source]- 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
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