| Lintneria praelongus | |
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| Lintneria praelongus ♂ | |
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| Lintneria praelongus♂ △ | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lintneria |
| Species: | L. praelongus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lintneria praelongus | |
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Lintneria praelongus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
Description
It is similar to Lintneria istar but more greyish white and the forewings are more elongate.
Female Dorsal side
Female △ Ventral side
Biology
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
Wikispecies has information related to Lintneria praelongus.
- ↑ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Lintneria praelongus". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2009-12-22. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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