Aleuron neglectum neglectum 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: neglectum neglectum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

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DISTRIBUTION:

Aleuron neglectum neglectum, (wingspan 48-53 mm), flies in Peru (specimen type locality) and in
Mexico;
Belize: Cayo;
Costa Rica: Guanacaste, Heredia, Puntarenas; through
Central America and much of South America, including northern, central and
southern Venezuela to;
Bolivia and
Brazil: Mato Grosso.

There are no pearly white lines across the base of the discal cell or across the first abdominal segment as there are with A. iphis.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Aleuron neglectum neglectum adults fly at dusk and are not attracted to lights. They do visit puddles and frequently nectar at flowers of Duranta repens.

In French Guiana adults are on the wing in March, August and October. In Mato Grosso, Brazil flights have been observed in February and May.

ECLOSION:

Adults eclose from pupae formed in shallow subterranean chambers.

Aleuron neglectum neglectum 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 probably feed on Curatella americana and other members of Dilleniaceae family. Eurides Furtado reports them on Curatella, Doliocarpus, Davilla nitida and Tetracera.

The larvae have very long "horns" in the early instars and are green.

Larvae become darker, almost brown, as they mature and anal horn is greatly diminished.

Larval development takes about 36 days.

Aleuron neglectum fifth instar courtesy of Eurides Furtado.

Eclosion is approximately 18 days after pupation. The pupae are smooth and shiny. Image courtesy of Eurides Furtado.

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