Lintneria maura
Species of moth
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Lintneria maura is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
| Lintneria maura | |
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| Lintneria maura ♂ | |
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| Lintneria maura ♂ △ | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lintneria |
| Species: | L. maura |
| Binomial name | |
| Lintneria maura (Burmeister, 1879)[1] | |
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Distribution
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).
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