Lintneria justiciae
| Lintneria justiciae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lintneria |
| Species: | L. justiciae |
| Binomial name | |
| Lintneria justiciae (Walker, 1856)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lintneria justiciae is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from south-eastern Brazil, eastern Argentina and Uruguay.[2]
There are orange-yellow transverse median lines on the abdomen upperside. Adults have been recorded in late January in Brazil.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Justicia, Petunia and Hyptis sidifolia.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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