Lintneria pseudostigmatica

Lintneria pseudostigmatica is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mexico.[2]

Lintneria pseudostigmatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Lintneria
Species:
L. pseudostigmatica
Binomial name
Lintneria pseudostigmatica
(Gehlen, 1928)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx pseudostigmatica Gehlen, 1928

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

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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