Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lintneria eremitoides (Strecker) - per MPG
Orig. Comb: Sphinx eremitoides Strecker, 1874 (still in use by BAMONA, and others)
Size
Forewing length: 32-45 mm
Identification
Lighter gray compared to other Lintneria spp., wider hindwing bands, thinner black dash on apices of forewings. Overall smaller than other sympatric Lintneria sp.
Det. Maury J. Heiman, 2013
Range
s. Great Plains, but mostly from the Edwards Plateau of c. TX -
Map - MPG, BAMONA
Habitat
"rolling hill country, associated with creek banks"
Season
Flight: Two broods, from March-May and from August-September - BAMONA
Larvae: June
Food
Sage - Salvia spp. (Lamiaceae) - BAMONA
Remarks
Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 to 20 occurrences) or because of other factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range -
BAMONA
Texas Parks & Wildlife considers this to be a "Species of Greatest Conservation Need" (SGCN)
(1)See Also
Other similar sympatric species:
L. separatus and
L. istarPrint References
Strecker, H. 1874. Notices of some new and rare species which I shall figure at an early date. Lep. Rhopal. Het. (10):
93.
Internet References
Sphingidae of the Americas - Bill Oehlke's species page
