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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Tinostoma Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 |
| Species: | T. smaragditis
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| Tinostoma smaragditis | |
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Its natural habitats are dry and lowland moist forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Tinostoma Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
External links
edit- Fabulous green sphinx moth (Tinostoma smaragditis) at arkive.org, including photographs of live specimens
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