Lintneria praelongus

Lintneria praelongus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Lintneria praelongus
Lintneria praelongus ♂
Lintneria praelongus♂ △
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Lintneria
Species:	L. praelongus
Binomial name
Lintneria praelongus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
Sphinx praelongus Hyloicus praelongus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Distribution

It is known from Honduras and Guatemala.^[2]

Description

It is similar to Lintneria istar but more greyish white and the forewings are more elongate.

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  Female Dorsal side
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  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).