Lintneria merops

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Lintneria merops
Lintneria merops MHNT CUT 2010 0 352 Catemaco Mexico male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Lintneria merops MHNT CUT 2010 0 352 Catemaco Mexico male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Lintneria
Species:
L. merops
Binomial name
Lintneria merops
(Boisduval, 1870) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx meropsBoisduval, 1870
  • Hyloicus merops judsoniSchaus, 1932
  • Hyloicus merops monjenaSchaus, 1932

Lintneria merops is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Distribution

It is found from western South America, including Venezuela, to Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and Costa Rica. [2]

Description

The wingspan is 103–122 mm.

Biology

Adults have been recorded from April to January in Costa Rica.

The larvae feed on Lantana camara and probably other Verbenaceae species.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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