Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Lintneria merops | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lintneria Rank Species | |
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Similar Lintneria geminus, Manduca ochus, Manduca corallina, Manduca pellenia, Amphonyx lucifer | ||
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.
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. 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.
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