Lintneria istar

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]

Istar sphinx moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Lintneria
Species:
L. istar
Binomial name
Lintneria istar
Synonyms
  • Sphinx istar
  • Hyloicus istar Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Adults are on wing from July to September.

The larvae feed on Salvia species.

References
  1. "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Lintneria istar". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2005-10-01. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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