Aleuron
Encyclopedia
Aleuron is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Aleuron carinataAleuron carinataAleuron carinata is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Walker in 1856, and is known from southern Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Belize and Ecuador.The wingspan is 62-86 mm...
- (Walker 1856) - Aleuron chloropteraAleuron chloropteraAleuron chloroptera is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Perty in 1833, and is known from southern Mexico, Brazil, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Paraguay, Argentina and Ecuador. It is probably also...
- (Perty 1833) - Aleuron cymographumAleuron cymographumAleuron cymographum is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan in 1903, and is known from Bolivia.Adults are on wing from at least April to January....
- Rothschild & Jordan 1903 - Aleuron iphisAleuron iphisAleuron iphis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Walker in 1856, and is found from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica to Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil.The wingspan is 52-57 mm...
- (Walker 1856) - Aleuron neglectumAleuron neglectumAleuron neglectum is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan in 1903. 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,...
- Rothschild & Jordan 1903 - Aleuron prominensAleuron prominensAleuron prominens is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Walker in 1856. It is known from Brazil.There are probably multiple generations per year....
- (Walker 1856) - Aleuron ypanemaeAleuron ypanemaeAleuron ypanemae is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Boisduval in 1875. It is known from Brazil.There are probably multiple generations per year....
- (Boisduval 1875)