Lintneria merops
| Lintneria merops | |
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| Sphinx merops, adult | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lintneria |
| Species: | L. merops |
| Binomial name | |
| Lintneria merops (Boisduval, 1870)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lintneria merops is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from western South America, including Venezuela, to Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and Costa Rica.[2]
The wingspan is 103–122 mm. Adults have been recorded from April to January in Costa Rica.
The larvae feed on Lantana camara and probably other Verbenaceae species. The third instar has a dermal crest and yellow eye-spots on the sides. There are two black eye-spots on the last two instars.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.