''Aleuron'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...
first described by
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician.
He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société ento ...
in 1870.
Species
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Aleuron carinata''
(Walker 1856)
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Aleuron chloroptera''
(Perty 1833)
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Aleuron cymographum''
Rothschild & Jordan 1903
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Aleuron iphis''
(Walker 1856)
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Aleuron neglectum''
Rothschild & Jordan 1903
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Aleuron prominens''
(Walker 1856)
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Aleuron ypanemae''
(Boisduval 1875)
Aleuron carinata MHNT CUT 2010 0 144 Guyane female.jpg, '' Aleuron carinata''
Aleuron chloroptera MHNT CUT 2010 0 152 Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru, male.jpg, '' Aleuron chloroptera''
Aleuron iphis Allianca Rio Madeira Rondônia Brazil male.jpg, '' Aleuron iphis''
Aleuron neglectum MHNT CUT 2010 0 144 French Guiana male.jpg, '' Aleuron neglectum''
References
Dilophonotini
Sphingidae genera
Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
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