Lintneria merops

Lintneria merops
	Sphinx merops, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Lintneria
Species:	L. merops
Binomial name
	Lintneria merops; (Boisduval, 1870)
Synonyms
	Sphinx merops Boisduval, 1870; Hyloicus merops judsoni Schaus, 1932; Hyloicus merops monjena Schaus, 1932;

Lintneria merops is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from western South America, including Venezuela, to Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and Costa Rica.^[2]

The wingspan is 103–122 mm. Adults have been recorded from April to January in Costa Rica.

The larvae feed on Lantana camara and probably other Verbenaceae species. The third instar has a dermal crest and yellow eye-spots on the sides. There are two black eye-spots on the last two instars.

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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