Smith's sphinx | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 | |
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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] [4]
This moth has only been recorded at three or four locations. Little is known about its life history. [1]
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