Lintneria istar
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| Istar sphinx moth | |
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| File:Sphinx istar sjh.JPG | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lintneria |
| Species: | L. istar
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| Binomial name | |
| Lintneria istar | |
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Lintneria istar, the Istar sphinx moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. It is found in mountains and pine-oak woodlands from southern Arizona east to southern Texas and south through Mexico to Guatemala.[2]
Adults are on wing from July to September.
The larvae feed on Salvia species.
References
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