Lintneria praelongus

Lintneria praelongus
Sphinx praelongus, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Lintneria
Species: L. praelongus
Binomial name
Lintneria praelongus
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx praelongus
  • Hyloicus praelongus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Lintneria praelongus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Honduras and Guatemala.[2]

It is similar to Lintneria istar but more greyish white and the forewings are more elongate.

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).

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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