Lintneria merops

Lintneria merops
	Male dorsal
	Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Lintneria
Species:	L. merops
Binomial name
	Lintneria merops; (Boisduval, 1870)
Synonyms
	Sphinx merops Boisduval, 1870 ; Hyloicus merops judsoni Schaus, 1932 ; Hyloicus merops monjena Schaus, 1932 ;

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.

Lintneria merops ♀
Lintneria merops ♀ △

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. Retrieved 2011-11-01.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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