Lintneria arthuri

Lintneria arthuri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Lintneria
Species: L. arthuri
Binomial name
Lintneria arthuri
(Rothschild, 1897)[1]
Synonyms

Lintneria arthuri is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Bolivia.[2]

The wingspan is about 114 mm. Adults are on wing in November and December.

The larvae probably feed on Lamiaceae (such as Salvia), Hydrophylloideae (such as Wigandia) and Verbenaceae species (such as 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 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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