Aleuron prominens

Aleuron prominens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Aleuron
Species: A. prominens
Binomial name
Aleuron prominens
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Enyo prominens Walker, 1856
  • Tylognathus smerinthoides R. Felder, 1874
  • Aleuron smerinthoides (R. Felder, [1874])
  • Aleuron pudens Boisduval, [1875]

Aleuron prominens is a moth of the Sphingidae family.[2] It was described by Walker in 1856. It is known from Brazil.

There are probably multiple generations per year.

The larvae have been recorded on Doliocarpus dentatus and Curatella americana, but probably also feed on other Dilleniaceae species.[3]

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. Retrieved 2011-10-19.