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Lintneria eremitoides
Sage Sphinx
Lintneria eremitoides, known as the sage sphinx, is a hawkmoth in the family Sphingidae. It inhabits sandy prairie habitats in the Great Plains of North America. The species has two generations annually and is strongly associated with Salvia host plants. Adults are active in spring and late summer, feeding on nectar from deep-throated flowers.
Pyrausta dapalis
Pyrausta dapalis is a small crambid moth described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. Adults are active during winter months in western North America, with flight records from January through March. The species has been reared on Salvia species, indicating a larval association with this plant genus. Like other Pyrausta species, it is part of the snout moth group characterized by elongated labial palps.