Biology:Lintneria justiciae

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Short description: Species of moth

Lintneria justiciae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Lintneria
Species:
L. justiciae
Binomial name
Lintneria justiciae
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx justiciae Walker, 1856
  • Ménétriés, 1857 Sphinx anteros

Lintneria justiciae is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from south-eastern Brazil , eastern Argentina and Uruguay.[2]

Adults have been recorded in late January in Brazil.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Justicia, Petunia and Hyptis sidifolia.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5228216 entry