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
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

The wingspan is 102–114 mm. The upperside of the forewings is dark gray with brown tinges and a series of narrow dashes and a black band. The upperside of the hindwing is black with two white bands.

Adults are on wing from July to September.

The larvae feed on Salvia species.

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2005-10-01. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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