Aleuron iphis

Aleuron iphis
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 Walker in 1856, and is found from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica to Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil.

The wingspan is 52–57 mm. Adults are on wing from at least July to January in Costa Rica.[3]

The larvae feed on Tetracera volubilis, 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. ↑ "''Aleuron'' at funet.fi". Nic.funet.fi. 2008-07-07. 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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