Lintneria tricolor

Lintneria tricolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Lintneria
Species: L. tricolor
Binomial name
Lintneria tricolor
(Clark, 1923)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx tricolor Clark, 1923

Lintneria tricolor is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Dominica.[2]

The wingspan is 95-100 mm. Adults have been recorded in June.

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).

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