| Separated Sphinx | |
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| Lintneria separatus, adult | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lintneria |
| Species: | L. separatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lintneria separatus (Neumoegen, 1885)[1] |
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The Separated Sphinx (Lintneria separatus) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Colorado south through New Mexico and Arizona to Veracruz and Hidalgo in Mexico.[2]
The wingspan is 110-125 mm. The forewing is dark gray with black and light gray wavy lines. Hindwing is black with a brownish gray border and 2 white bands. It probably has one brood from late June to early August.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Salvia greggii.