Aleuron iphis

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Aleuron iphis
Aleuron iphis Allianca Rio Madeira Rondônia Brazil male dorsal.jpg
Aleuron iphis male dorsal
Aleuron iphis Allianca Rio Madeira Rondônia Brazil male ventral.jpg
Aleuron iphis male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Aleuron
Species:
A. iphis
Binomial name
Aleuron iphis
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Enyo iphis Walker, 1856
  • Tylognathus scriptor R. Felder, [1874]
  • Calliomma volatica Clemens, 1859
  • Aleuron volatica (Clemens, 1859)

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

Distribution[]

Is found from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica to Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil.

Description[]

The wingspan is 52–57 mm.

  • Female dorsal e
    (coll.MHNT)

  • Female ventral
    (coll.MHNT)

Biology[]

  • Adults are on wing from at least July to January in Costa Rica.[3]
  • The larvae feed on , 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. ^ Markku Savela (2008-07-07). "Aleuron". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  3. ^ "silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-02-18. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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