Biology:Lintneria aurigutta

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Short description: Species of moth

Lintneria aurigutta
Lintneria aurigutta MHNT Cut 2010 0 473 - Alto Palmar Chapare Bolivia - male dorsal.jpg
Lintneria aurigutta
Lintneria aurigutta MHNT Cut 2010 0 473 - Alto Palmar Chapare Bolivia - male ventral.jpg
Lintneria aurigutta♂ △
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Lintneria
Species:
L. aurigutta
Binomial name
Lintneria aurigutta
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx aurigutta
  • Hyloicus aurigutta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Lintneria aurigutta is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Peru, Bolivia and Argentina .[2]

The wingspan is 52–58 mm. There are at least two generations per year with adults on wing in March and again in December.

The larvae probably feed on Lamiaceae (such as Salvia), Hydrophylloideae (such as Wigandia) and Verbenaceae species (such as Lantana).

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