Lintneria separatus
| Separated sphinx | |
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| Lintneria separatus, adult | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lintneria |
| Species: | L. separatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lintneria separatus | |
| Synonyms | |
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.[4]
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
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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.
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External links
- Separated Sphinx Moths of America
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