Lintneria merops
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Lintneria
Species:
L. merops
Binomial name
Lintneria merops
(Boisduval, 1870)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx merops Boisduval, 1870
  • Hyloicus merops judsoni Schaus, 1932
  • Hyloicus merops monjena Schaus, 1932

Lintneria merops is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is found from western South America, including Venezuela, to Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and Costa Rica.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 103–122 mm.

Biology

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.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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