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.[3]
| Istar sphinx moth | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lintneria |
| Species: | L. istar |
| Binomial name | |
| Lintneria istar | |
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Adults are on wing from July to September.
The larvae feed on Salvia species.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Lintneria istar.
- ↑ NatureServe. "Lintneria istar". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Lintneria istar". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2005-10-01. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
External links
edit- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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