Biology:Lintneria merops
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lintneria |
| Species: | L. merops
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| Lintneria merops (Boisduval, 1870)[1]
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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.
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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
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Lintneria/merops.html.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20120814001136/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/smeromer.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
Wikidata ☰ Q1354845 entry
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