Fabulous Green Sphinx Moth
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| Tinostoma smaragditis (Meyrick, 1899) |
The Fabulous Green Sphinx Moth or Fabulous Green Sphinx Of Kauai (Tinostoma smaragditis) is a species of moth in the Sphingidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Tinostoma. It is endemic to the Islands of Hawaii. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Heddle, M.L. 2004. Tinostoma smaragditis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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