| Lintneria maura | |
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| Lintneria maura ♂ | |
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| Lintneria maura ♂ △ | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lintneria |
| Species: | L. maura |
| Binomial name | |
| Lintneria maura (Burmeister, 1879)[1] | |
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Lintneria maura is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is known from Argentina and Bolivia.[2]
Description
The wingspan is about 80 mm.
Lintneria maura ♀
Lintneria maura ♀ △
Biology
Adults have been recorded from May to October in Bolivia and from November to December in Argentina.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).
References
- ↑ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Lintneria maura". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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