Lintneria merops

Lintneria merops is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Lintneria merops
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Lintneria
Species:
L. merops
Binomial name
Lintneria merops
(Boisduval, 1870)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx merops Boisduval, 1870
  • Hyloicus merops judsoni Schaus, 1932
  • Hyloicus merops monjena Schaus, 1932

Distribution

It is found from western South America, including Venezuela, to Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and Costa Rica.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 103–122 mm.

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Biology

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
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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