Lintneria praelongus
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| Lintneria praelongus ♂ | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lintneria |
| Species: | L. praelongus
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| Lintneria praelongus | |
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Lintneria praelongus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distrubution
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.
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Female Dorsal side -
Female △ Ventral side
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).
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2009-12-22. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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