Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Lintneria praelongus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lintneria Rank Species | |
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Similar Lintneria geminus, Lintneria separatus, Sphinx libocedrus | ||
Lintneria praelongus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Honduras and Guatemala.
It is similar to Lintneria istar but more greyish white and the forewings are more elongate.
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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