Aleuron neglectum
| Aleuron neglectum | |
|---|---|
| File:Aleuron neglectum MHNT CUT 2010 0 144 French Guiana male dorsal.jpg | |
| Male dorsal | |
| File:Aleuron neglectum MHNT CUT 2010 0 144 French Guiana male ventral.jpg | |
| Male ventral | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Aleuron |
| Species: | A. neglectum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Aleuron neglectum | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Aleuron neglectum is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]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]
-
Female dorsal view
-
Female ventral view
Biology
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Lua error in Module:Taxonbar at line 165: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
