Sphinx eremitus

Lintneria eremitus
Hermit sphinx

Lintneria eremitus, Sister Bay, Door County, Wisconsin,
June 23, 2004, courtesy of Janice Stiefel.

Lintneria eremitus pupa, Sister Bay, Door County, Wisconsin,
December 5, 2003, courtesy of Janice Stiefel.

Lintneria eremitus fifth instar, Sister Bay, Door County, Wisconsin,
October 10, 2003, courtesy of Janice Stiefel.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802
Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802
Genus: Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 ...........
Species: eremitus (Hübner, [1823])

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This species, frequently refered to as Sphinx eremitus, was placed by James P. Tuttle in Lintneria genus in 2007.

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