Lintneria smithi

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Smith's sphinx
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Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Lintneria
Species:
L. smithi
Binomial name
Lintneria smithi
(Cadiou, 1998) [2]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx smithiCadiou, 1998 [2]

Lintneria smithi is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, the sphinx moths and hawk moths. It is known by the common name Smith's sphinx. [3] It is known from southern Arizona, southeastern New Mexico, and Sonora in northwestern Mexico. [3]

This moth has a thick, elongated body and a wingspan of about 9 centimeters. The larva is mottled white and grayish brown with a purple tinge. [3] It is similar in pattern to Lintneria xantus , but structurally more similar to Lintneria lugens . It is smaller than both, with a shorter, more rounded forewing. [4]

This moth has only been recorded at three or four locations. Little is known about its life history. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 NatureServe. 2014. Lintneria smithi. NatureServe Explorer Version 7.1. Accessed September 13, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Lintneria smithi. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  3. 1 2 3 Lintneria smithi. Invertebrate Abstracts. Arizona Game and Fish Department.
  4. Lintneria smithi. World's Largest Saturniidae Site!