Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Lintneria maura | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lintneria Rank Species | |
Similar Lintneria geminus, Lintneria separatus, Lintneria istar, Lintneria, Lintneria eremitus | ||
Lintneria maura is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Argentina and Bolivia.
The wingspan is about 80 mm. Adults have been recorded from May to October in Bolivia and from November to December in Argentina.
There are orange-yellow transverse median lines on the abdomen upperside. Adults have been recorded in late January in Brazil.
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).
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