Lintneria maura
Lintneria maura is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Argentina and Bolivia.[2]
| Lintneria maura | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lintneria |
| Species: | L. maura |
| Binomial name | |
| Lintneria maura (Burmeister, 1879)[1] | |
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The wingspan is about 80 mm. Adults have been recorded from May to October in Bolivia and from November to December in Argentina.
There are orange-yellow transverse median lines on the abdomen upperside. Adults have been recorded in late January in Brazil.
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. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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