Lintneria justiciae

Lintneria justiciae
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
  • Sphinx justiciae Walker, 1856
  • Sphinx anteros Ménétriés, 1857

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

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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