Aleuron neglectum

Aleuron neglectum
	Male dorsal
	Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Aleuron
Species:	A. neglectum
Binomial name
	Aleuron neglectum; Rothschild and Jordan, 1903[1]
Synonyms
	Rhodosoma flavidus Zhu & Wang, 1997; Aleuron flavidus (Zhu & Wang, 1997); Aleuron paraguayana Clark, 1931; Aleuron leo Clark, 1935;

Aleuron neglectum is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.

Distribution

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, Brazil and Argentina.[3] There is one record from China, but this is probably a misidentification or accidental import.[4]

Female dorsal view
Female ventral view

Biology

In French Guiana, adults are on wing in March, August and October. In Brazil, adults have been recorded in February and May. They visit puddles and frequently nectar at flowers of Duranta repens.

The larvae probably feed on Curatella americana and other members of family Dilleniaceae. They have also been reported feeding on Curatella, Doliocarpus, Davilla nitida and Tetracera.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Savela, Markku. "Aleuron neglectum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
"Aleuron neglectum neglectum Rothschild and Jordan, 1903". Sphingidae of the Americas. July 9, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Aleuron neglectum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Aleuron neglectum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 13, 2018.

[3] "Aleuron neglectum neglectum Rothschild and Jordan, 1903". Sphingidae of the Americas. July 9, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

[4] Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Aleuron neglectum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.