Lintneria praelongus

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Lintneria praelongus
Lintneria praelongus MHNT Cut 2010 0 475 - San Cristobal de Las Casas Mexique - male dorsal.jpg
Lintneria praelongus
Lintneria praelongus MHNT Cut 2010 0 475 - San Cristobal de Las Casas Mexique - male ventral.jpg
Lintneria praelongus♂ △
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Domain: Eukaryota
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 praelongusRothschild & Jordan, 1903

Lintneria praelongus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Distribution

It is known from Honduras and Guatemala. [2]

Description

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

Biology

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 ).

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References

  1. "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Lintneria praelongus". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2009-12-22. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.