Fabulous green sphinx moth

Fabulous green sphinx moth
Upperside of type specimen (male)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Tinostoma
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Species:
T. smaragditis
Binomial name
Tinostoma smaragditis
(Meyrick, 1899)[2]
Synonyms
  • Deilephila smaragditis Meyrick, 1899

The fabulous green sphinx moth or fabulous green sphinx of Kauai (Tinostoma smaragditis) is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It is monotypic within the genus Tinostoma.[3] It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 1998. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903 and the species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899.

Its natural habitats are dry and lowland moist forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Heddle, M.L. (2004). "Tinostoma smaragditis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T21913A9339981. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T21913A9339981.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Tinostoma Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 10, 2018.


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