Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Lintneria lugens | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lintneria Rank Species | |
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Similar Lintneria geminus, Lintneria istar, Lintneria separatus, Sphinx libocedrus, Sphinx dollii | ||
Lintneria lugens is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua.
It is similar to Lintneria eremitus, but larger. There are small black spots on the pale abdomen underside. The forewing upperside is blackish grey and there are two narrow, faint median bands on the forewing underside.
There is one generation per year with adults on wing from July to September.
The larvae feed on Wigandia urens.
References
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