Lintneria separatus

Separated sphinx
Lintneria separatus, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Lintneria
Species: L. separatus
Binomial name
Lintneria separatus
(Neumoegen, 1885)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx separatus Neumoegen, 1885
  • Sphinx separatus melaena Rothschild & Jordan, 1916

Lintneria separatus (separated sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Colorado south through New Mexico and Arizona to Veracruz and Hidalgo in Mexico.[2]

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 2 white bands. It probably has one brood from late June to early August.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Salvia greggii.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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