Lintneria separatus
Lintneria separatus, the separated sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Berthold Neumoegen in 1885. It is found from Colorado south through New Mexico and Arizona to Veracruz and Hidalgo in Mexico.[4]
Separated sphinx | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Lintneria |
Species: | L. separatus |
Binomial name | |
Lintneria separatus | |
Synonyms | |
The wingspan is 110–125 mm. The forewing is dark gray with black and light gray wavy lines. Hindwing is black with a brownish gray border and two white bands. It probably has one brood from late June to early August.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Salvia greggii.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- Neumoegen, B. (1885). "Descriptions of New Lepidoptera". Entomologica Americana. 1 (5): 92.
- Rothschild, Walter; Jordan, Karl (1916). "Further Corrections of and Additions to Our "Revision of the Sphingidae"". Novitates Zoologicae. 23: 253.
- "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
External links
- Separated Sphinx Moths of America
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