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Lintneria porioni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Lintneria porioni

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lintneria

Rank
  
Species

Lintneria porioni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Peru.

The wingspan is 51–56 mm. The forewing upperside is dark grey, with conspicuous, strongly contrasting white markings and two white streaks, parallel to the veins. There is also a thin, white submarginal line parallel and very close to the outer margin and a white subbasal patch and white chevron distal to it along the hind margin.

There is probably one generation per year with adults recorded from late June to early August.

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).

References

Lintneria porioni Wikipedia