Aleuron (genus)
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Aleuron is a genus of butterflies from the family of swarmers (Sphingidae).
species
The antennae of the moth are very long and reach more than half the length of the front edge of the forewing. They are slightly shorter in females than in males and have a slightly curved hook at the tip. The labial palps are large and angled. The compound eyes are small and ciliate. The spurs on the abdominal segments are weak and multi-row. They are partially modified into scales. The splints ( tibia ) are not thorny.
Occurrence and way of life
The genus is neotropically distributed from Mexico to the south of Brazil and the north of Argentina.
Systematics
According to Kitching & Cadiou (2000), seven species of the genus are known:
- Aleuron carinata (Walker, 1856)
- Aleuron chloroptera (Perty, 1833)
- Aleuron cymographum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Aleuron iphis (Walker, 1856)
- Aleuron neglectum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Aleuron prominens (Walker, 1856)
- Aleuron ypanemae (Boisduval, 1875)
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bernard d'Abrera: Sphingidae Mundi - Hawkmoths of the world . EW Classey Ltd., Faringdon 1986, ISBN 0-86096-022-6 , pp. 104 (English).
- ^ Ian J. Kitching, Jean-Marie Cadiou: Hawkmoths of the World. An Annotated and Illustrated Revisionary Checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Cornell University Press, New York 2000, ISBN 0-8014-3734-2
literature
- Bernard d'Abrera: Sphingidae Mundi - Hawkmoths of the world . EW Classey Ltd., Faringdon 1986, ISBN 0-86096-022-6 (English).
Web links
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