Lintneria xantus

Lintneria xantus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Baja California and north-western Mexico.[2]

Lintneria xantus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Lintneria
Species:
L. xantus
Binomial name
Lintneria xantus
(Cary, 1963)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx xantus Cary, 1963

The wingspan is about 90 mm. It is similar to Lintneria istar, but is smaller, darker and less variegated and the median area of the forewing upperside has a strong pinkish tinge.

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

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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