Lintneria xantus

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Lintneria xantus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Lintneria
Species:
L. xantus
Binomial name
Lintneria xantus
(Cary, 1963) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx xantusCary, 1963

Lintneria xantus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Baja California and north-western Mexico. [2]

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 xantus". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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