Lintneria eremitoides
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Lintneria eremitoides is a butterfly ( moth ) fromthe swarm family (Sphingidae). The species was placedin the genus Lintneria Butler, 1876by Tuttle (2007) with a number of other species of the genus Sphinx . The species is only found in the central southern United States .
features
The moths have a fore wing length of 32 to 45 millimeters. The top of the forewings is pale gray with a yellowish tinge. It is patterned with black, wavy lines and strokes and two inconspicuous, white spots. The top of the hind wings is pale gray with a white band that runs between two black bands. There is also an indistinct, black spot on the base of the wing. The basic color of the forewings and the pale brown medial spot on them clearly characterize the species. The pattern is hardly variable, but there are differences in the contrast of the colors.
The caterpillars have a fleshy appendage at the second in the early stages thoracic segment , which will be replaced in the last stage by a hump. This hump is brightly colored white on the back and has a large black spot. On the sides of the body, the caterpillars have seven pairs of white, oblique stripes that meet below the spiracles with a short, equally colored longitudinal band. The anal horn is deep black.
The doll is dull red-brown in color and has a fairly smooth surface. Their short proboscis sheath is free and lies close to the body. The cremaster is broad at the base and tapers quickly to the sharp point.
Occurrence
The species is only found in the central southern United States . It occurs mainly in Texas, although the type specimen comes from Kansas. There is one record in Love County , Oklahoma, and one in Clay County , far west of Missouri, which appears to be a random visitor.
The animals colonize river banks and the edges of stony alluvial land with vegetation of sage .
Way of life
The species has not been detected when visiting flowers and only rarely flies to light sources. However, it is still unclear whether the species is really rare or only inhabits very inaccessible habitats in which it is difficult to detect.
Flight and caterpillar times
The moths fly in two generations from April to May and from August to September.
Food of the caterpillars
The caterpillars eat different types of sage ( Salvia ), such as Salvia azurea .
development
The laying of eggs is not documented, but it is assumed that the females lay the eggs one by one. The caterpillars are nocturnal and hide during the day.
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j James P. Tuttle: The Hawkmoths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington, DC 2007, ISBN 978-0-9796633-0-7 .
- ↑ a b Sphingidae of the Americas. Bill Oehlke, accessed December 30, 2011 .
literature
- James P. Tuttle: The Hawkmoths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington, DC 2007, ISBN 978-0-9796633-0-7 .
