Lintneria istar

Istar sphinx moth
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

Lintneria istar (Istar sphinx moth) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. 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. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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