Lintneria pseudostigmatica
Lintneria pseudostigmatica is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mexico.[2]
Lintneria pseudostigmatica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Lintneria |
Species: | L. pseudostigmatica |
Binomial name | |
Lintneria pseudostigmatica (Gehlen, 1928)[1] | |
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It is similar in size and pattern to Lintneria eremitus, but the wings are slimmer, the ground colour of the head, thorax and forewing uppersides is more grey-brown, the abdomen underside is darker grey and the underside of both wings is more grey and less well-marked.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Salvia ballotaeflora.
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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