Lintneria istar

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

The Istar Sphinx Moth (Lintneria istar) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in mountains and pine-oak woodlands from southern Arizona east to southern Texas and south through Mexico to Guatemala.[2]

The wingspan is 102–114 mm. The upperside of the forewings is dark gray with brown tinges and a series of narrow dashes and a black band. The upperside of the hindwing is black with two white bands.

Adults are on wing from July to September.

The larvae feed on Salvia species.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2005-10-01. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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