Biology:Lintneria praelongus

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Short description: Species of moth

Lintneria praelongus
Lintneria praelongus MHNT Cut 2010 0 475 - San Cristóbal de Las Casas Mexique - male dorsal.jpg
Lintneria praelongus
Lintneria praelongus MHNT Cut 2010 0 475 - San Cristóbal de Las Casas Mexique - male ventral.jpg
Lintneria praelongus♂ △
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Lintneria
Species:
L. praelongus
Binomial name
Lintneria praelongus
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx praelongus
  • Hyloicus praelongus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Lintneria praelongus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

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.

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

  1. "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Lintneria praelongus". sphingidae.myspecies.info. https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/2661. Retrieved 2023-06-26. 
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2009-12-22. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193331/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/spraelon.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 

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