Lintneria smithi

Smith's sphinx

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Lintneria
Species: L. smithi
Binomial name
Lintneria smithi
(Cadiou, 1998)[2]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx smithi Cadiou, 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]

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!


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