Lintneria merops | |
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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. merops
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Binomial name | |
Lintneria merops | |
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Lintneria merops is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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.
Lintneria merops | |
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Male dorsal | |
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Male ventral | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Lintneria |
Species: | L. merops
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Binomial name | |
Lintneria merops | |
Synonyms | |
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Lintneria merops is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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.