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'''''Aleuron chloroptera''''' is a [[moth]] of the family [[Sphingidae]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/sphingidae/macroglossinae/aleuron/index.html |title=''Aleuron'' |publisher=Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' |date=2008-07-07 |accessdate=2011-10-19}}</ref> It was described by [[Maximilian 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 present in [[Uruguay]], [[Honduras]], [[El Salvador]] and [[Panama]].
'''''Aleuron chloroptera''''' is a [[moth]] of the family [[Sphingidae]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/sphingidae/macroglossinae/aleuron/index.html |title=''Aleuron'' |publisher=Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' |date=2008-07-07 |accessdate=2011-10-19}}</ref> It was described by [[Maximilian 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 present in [[Uruguay]], [[Honduras]], [[El Salvador]] and [[Panama]].


The [[wingspan]] is 64–70&nbsp;mm. Adults are on wing at least from April to January. In Costa Rica adults have been recorded in January, from April to August and from November to December. Adults feed on the nectar of ''[[Callianra]]'', ''[[Inga]]'' and ''[[Duranta]]'' species.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/achlorop.htm |title=silkmoths |publisher=Silkmoths.bizland.com |date=2011-02-18 |accessdate=2011-10-19}}</ref>
The [[wingspan]] is 64–70&nbsp;mm. Adults are on wing at least from April to January. In Costa Rica adults have been recorded in January, from April to August and from November to December. Adults feed on the nectar of ''[[Callianra]]'', ''[[Inga]]'' and ''[[Duranta]]'' species.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/achlorop.htm |title=silkmoths |publisher=Silkmoths.bizland.com |date=2011-02-18 |accessdate=2011-10-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919183226/http://silkmoths.bizland.com/achlorop.htm |archivedate=2011-09-19 }}</ref>


The larvae feed on ''[[Curatella americana]]'', ''[[Davilla nitida]]'' and probably other [[Dilleniaceae]] species.
The larvae feed on ''[[Curatella americana]]'', ''[[Davilla nitida]]'' and probably other [[Dilleniaceae]] species.

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Aleuron chloroptera
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A. chloroptera
Binomial name
Aleuron chloroptera
(Perty, [1833])[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx chloroptera Perty, [1833]
  • Aleuron chloropterum
  • Aleuron disis Boisduval, 1875

Aleuron chloroptera is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Maximilian 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 present in Uruguay, Honduras, El Salvador and Panama.

The wingspan is 64–70 mm. Adults are on wing at least from April to January. In Costa Rica adults have been recorded in January, from April to August and from November to December. Adults feed on the nectar of Callianra, Inga and Duranta species.[3]

The larvae feed on Curatella americana, Davilla nitida 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Aleuron". Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. 2008-07-07. Retrieved 2011-10-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-02-18. Archived from the original on 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2011-10-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)