Lintneria praelongus
| Lintneria praelongus | |
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| Sphinx praelongus, adult | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lintneria |
| Species: | L. praelongus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lintneria praelongus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1] | |
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Lintneria praelongus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Honduras and Guatemala.[2]
It is similar to Lintneria istar but more greyish white and the forewings are more elongate.
The larvae probably feed on Lamiaceae (such as Salvia, Mentha, Monarda and Hyptis), Hydrophylloideae (such as Wigandia) and Verbenaceae species (such as Verbena and Lantana).
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2009-12-22. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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