Aleuron carinata is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Francis Walker in 1856
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Aleuron |
| Species: | A. carinata
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Distribution
editIs known from southern Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Belize and Ecuador.
Description
editThe 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 ventral
Biology
editThe 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.
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