Lintneria merops

Lintneria merops is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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)[1]
Synonyms
Sphinx merops Boisduval, 1870 Hyloicus merops judsoni Schaus, 1932 Hyloicus merops monjena Schaus, 1932

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.

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Biology

Adults have been recorded from April to January in Costa Rica.

The larvae feed on Lantana camara and probably other Verbenaceae species.