| Lintneria istar | |
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| Sphinx istar, adult | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lintneria |
| Species: | L. istar |
| Binomial name | |
| Lintneria istar (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1] |
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The Istar Sphinx Moth (Lintneria istar) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in mountains and pine-oak woodlands from southern Arizona east to southern Texas and south through Mexico to Guatemala.[2]
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.