Lintneria eremitus
Lintneria eremitus ( preparation )
Lintneria eremitus is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of moth ( Sphingidae ). The type was provided by Tuttle (2007) with a number of other species of the genus Sphinx in the genus Lintneria Butler, 1876.
- 5.1 Notes and references
- 5.2 Literature
Features
The moths have a forewing length of 27-37 millimeters. Their forewings have on the top of a yellowish- brown or gray- brown color. The pattern consists of wavy lines, black lines and one or two small white dots near the center of Costa loader. The thorax is equipped with golden hair. The medial area carries a vast, dark brown spot, have the several closely related species as well. The species is similar to Sphinx canadensis, but differs from this species by the bright Diskalflecken, the lack of similar type. The hind wings are black on the top and have two white napkins and a basal, triangular, black spot. The pattern is only slightly variable, but there is something darker copies.
The caterpillars are chocolate brown in the last stage and have seven pairs of brown, oblique side stripes. In the first stages of the caterpillars bear a fleshy horn-like projection on the second segment of the thorax, which is replaced by a hump at the last stage. At the back is a bright spot is formed behind the thorax, which is colored cream to pink and is cored in deep black as in all similar types.
The doll is maroon and has a smooth surface. The proboscis sheath exposed is pretty pressed with about 10 millimeters long and close to the body. The cremaster is slender and ends in a sharp point.
Occurrence
The species is distributed mainly in the south of the northeastern United States and around the Great Lakes and in two of them arm- emitting areas. The former includes the mountainous regions of the east and extends further south over the hills of the Appalachian region in the extreme northwest South Carolina and west as far as Morgan County, Tennessee. The second arm runs along the eastern edge of the Great Plains with scattered evidence of the species in Wisconsin and Illinois, continue south through Missouri and Arkansas to the isolated occurrence of single finds in Louisiana. Between the two arms spreading the species has been detected only very rarely. It lacks evidence from many parts of Kentucky and Tennessee and Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. In the north of the Great Plains to find the kind in Central Iowa, southeastern North Dakota and southwestern Manitoba near the Riding Mountain National Park. In Canada, the species is otherwise disseminated Ontario and southwest Quebec's only in a narrow strip along the border with the United States in the south.
The animals mostly inhabit humid areas in waters where Labiatae ( Lamiaceae) growing.
Way of life
You can see the butterflies in the evening when visiting flowers of Phlox (Phlox ), tobacco (Nicotiana ), Lonicera japonica, cultivated petunia ( Petunia ), Common soapwort ( Saponaria officinalis) and magnificent catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) watch. The moths fly occasionally to light sources.
Flight times and caterpillars
The moths fly from late June to early August, probably in just a generation.
Food of the caterpillars
The caterpillars feed on various species of Lamiaceae ( Lamiaceae ), such as mints (Mentha ), Monarda species, sage (Salvia ), Lycopis species or Wild Bergamot ( Monarda fistulosa ).
Development
The females lay their eggs singly on the leaves from the caterpillar food plants. The caterpillars are solitary nocturnal and hide during the day at the base of the food plants. Pupation takes place in a chamber several inches deep in the ground.