Lintneria tricolor (Clark, 1923)

Hodecek, Jiri & Haxaire, Jean, 2025, A revised and annotated checklist of the hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of the Dominican Republic, with new records and distribution maps of chosen species, Zootaxa 5701 (4), pp. 401-427 : 409

Lintneria tricolor (Clark, 1923) ( Fig 4. A )

General distribution. Endemic to Hispaniola.

Distribution in the DR. Cordillera Septentrional and Cordillera Central. 600–1400 m asl. ( Fig 1. C ).

Habitat. A species of mid-elevation, generally cool and moist woodlands ( Fig 9. E ).

Host plants. Larval stages and host plants unknown.

Material examined.

Hodecek: Valle Nuevo National Park: 18°53'00"N 70°33'56.5"W, 660 m, 7/2021, 1 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek.

Haxaire: La Vega, Constanza, trail from Tireo Abajo to Sonador : 18°53'40"N 70°40'16"W, 1561 m, 27/02/2017, 1 ♂, leg. J. Haxaire & Odile Paquit.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Distributions of selected species of Sphingidae in the Dominican Republic.

FIGURE 4. Photographs of some of the hawkmoths recorded from the Dominican Republic:A) Lintneria tricolor, B) Callionima calliomenae,C)Cautethianoctuiformis,D) Pachyliasyces insularis,E)Eumorphastrenua,F)Xylophanesrhodocera. Photographs by Jiri Hodecek (B, E), Jean Haxaire (A, C, F) and josstory (D, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19799563).

FIGURE 9. Collecting sites of Sphingidae in the Dominican Republic: A) Pedernales grassland—10 m a.s.l. (typical habitat of Manduca caribbeus, Nannoparce poeyi, Xylophanes clarki), B) NP Jaragua—123 m a.s.l. (Manduca caribbeus, Nannoparce poeyi, Eumorpha strenua), C) Road in Oviedo—90 m a.s.l. (Manduca carribeus, Nannoparce poeyi), D) Cabo Rojo—108 m a.s.l. (Aellopos blaini, Manduca caribbeus), E) Constanza, Piste de Tireo Abajo à Sonador—1561 m a.s.l. (Lintneria tricolor, Manduca johanni, Eumorpha strenua), F) Scientific reservation Ebano Verde—1170 m a.s.l. (Perigonia glaucescens, Manduca johanni), G) Type locality of Cautethia insolita and Perigonia desotoi in La Vega province—1830 m a.s.l., H) The light trap in Paraiso by Jiri Hodecek and Jiri Pirkl 2021. Photo by Jean Haxaire (A, C, D, E, G) and Jiri Hodecek (B, F, H).