Updated as per http://biological-diversity.info/sphingidae.htm (Belize), November 2007
Updated as per Fauna Entomologica De Nicarauga, November 2007
Updated as per The Known Sphingidae of Costa Rica, November 2007

Aleuron carinata
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Aleuron carinata male courtesy of Dan Janzen.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Tribe: Dilophonotini, Burmeister, 1878
Genus: Aleuron Hubner, [1819] ...........
Species: carinata Walker, 1856

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DISTRIBUTION:

Aleuron carinata, (wingspan 62-72 mm), flies in
Brazil;
Bolivia;
Venezuela; and northwards to
Costa Rica: Puntarenas (rare);
Belize: Stann Creek; and
Mexico.

Tylognathus philampeloides C. & R. Felder, 1867, Brazil, is same as Aleuron carinata.
orophilos Boisduval, [1875], Brazil, is same as Aleuron carinata.

The word "aleuron" is Greek for wheat flour or meal.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Aleuron carinata adults fly from at least July to January in Costa Rica.

ECLOSION:

Adults eclose from pupae formed in shallow subterranean chambers.

Aleuron carinata female courtesy of Dan Janzen.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Females call in the males with a pheromone released from a gland at the tip of the abdomen.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

Larvae feed on Doliocarpus dentatus , and Curatella americana, and probably other members of Dilleniaceae family.

In the first instar the larva is green with an orange head and black hair-like tail as long as the body.

Mature larvae hide on stems during the day. The last instar is very green, with a broken vine-end like structure on the rear. Larval colouration ranges from nearly green, mossy bark to nearly red, brown bark to imitate the host plant.


Caterpillars pupate in underground chambers. The pupa is black and orange and black spotted and ringed. The wing casings are clear orange. The venter of the thorax and the face are black. Pupal stage is usually about 23 days except for diapause during dry season.

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