Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths)

Subfamily:

Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth (Swinhoe, 1892)
Mimas tiliae Lime Hawkmoth (Linnaeus, 1758)
Psilogramma increta Plain grey hawkmoth (Walker, [1865])
Smerinthus astarte (Strecker, 1885)
Smerinthus ophthalmica (Boisduval, 1855)
Theretra nessus Yam hawkmoth (Drury, 1773)

Subfamily: Sphinginae (Sphinginae)

Adhemarius blanchardorum Blanchards' amplypterus
Adhemarius daphne (Boisduval, 1875)
Adhemarius gannascus (Stoll, 1790)
Adhemarius ypsilon (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Agrius cingulata Pink-spotted hawkmoth (Fabricius, 1775)
Amorpha juglandis Walnut sphinx (J.E. Smith, 1797)
Ceratomia amyntor Elm sphinx (Geyer, 1835)
Ceratomia catalpae Catalpa sphinx (Boisduval, 1875)
Ceratomia hageni Hagen's sphinx Grote, 1874
Ceratomia sonorensis Sonoran sphinx Hodges, 1971
Ceratomia undulosa Waved sphinx (Walker, 1856)
Cocytius antaeus Giant sphinx (Drury, 1773)
Cocytius duponchel Duponchel's sphinx (Poey, 1832)
Dolba hyloeus Pawpaw sphinx (Drury, 1773)
Dolbogene hartwegii Hartweg's sphinx (Butler, 1875)
Isoparce cupressi Baldcypress sphinx (Boisduval, 1875)
Lapara bombycoides Northern pine sphinx Walker, 1856
Lapara coniferarum Southern pine sphinx (J.E. Smith, 1797)
Lapara phaeobrachycerous Gulf pine sphinx Brou, 1994
Lintneria eremitus Hermit sphinx (Hübner, 1823)
Lintneria istar Istar sphinx (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Lintneria separatus Separated sphinx Neumoegen, 1885
Manduca albiplaga White-plagued sphinx (Walker, 1856)
Manduca brontes (Drury, 1773)
Manduca florestan (Cramer, 1782)
Manduca jasminearum Ash sphinx (Guérin, [1831])
Manduca johanni (Cary, 1958)
Manduca muscosa Muscosa sphinx (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Manduca occulta Occult sphinx (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Manduca quinquemaculata Five-spotted hawkmoth (Haworth, 1803)
Manduca rustica Rustic sphinx (Fabricius, 1775)
Manduca sexta Carolina sphinx (Linnaeus, 1763)
Neococytius cluentius Cluentius sphinx (Cramer, 1776)
Pachysphinx modesta Modest sphinx (Harris, 1839)
Pachysphinx occidentalis Big poplar sphinx (Hy. Edwards, 1875)
Paonias astylus Huckleberry sphinx (Drury, 1773)
Paonias excaecata Blinded sphinx (J.E. Smith, 1797)
Paonias myops Small-eyed sphinx (J.E. Smith, 1797)
Paratrea plebeja Plebeian sphinx (Fabricius, 1777)
Protambulyx carteri Carter's sphinx Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Protambulyx strigilis Streaked sphinx (Linnaeus, 1771)
Sagenosoma elsa Elsa sphinx (Strecker, 1878)
Smerinthus cerisyi One-eyed sphinx Wm. Kirby, 1837
Smerinthus jamaicensis Twin-spotted sphinx (Drury, 1773)
Smerinthus saliceti Salicet sphinx Boisduval, 1875
Sphinx asellus Asella sphinx
Sphinx canadensis Canadian sphinx Boisduval, 1875
Sphinx chersis Great ash sphinx (Hübner, 1823)
Sphinx chisoya Chisoya sphinx (Schaus, 1932)
Sphinx dollii Doll's sphinx Neumoegen, 1881
Sphinx drupiferarum Wild cherry sphinx J.E. Smith, 1797
Sphinx eremitoides Sage sphinx Strecker, 1874
Sphinx franckii Franck's sphinx Neumoegen, 1893
Sphinx geminus Gemmed sphinx (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Sphinx gordius Apple sphinx Cramer, 1780
Sphinx kalmiae Laurel sphinx J.E. Smith, 1797
Sphinx libocedrus Incense cedar sphinx Hy. Edwards, 1881
Sphinx luscitiosa Clemen's sphinx Clemens, 1859
Sphinx perelegans Elegant sphinx Hy. Edwards, 1874
Sphinx pinastri Pine hawkmoth Linnaeus, 1758
Sphinx poecila Poecila sphinx Stephens, 1828
Sphinx sequoiae Sequoia sphinx Boisduval, 1868
Sphinx smithi Smith's sphinx
Sphinx vashti Vashti sphinx Strecker, 1878

Subfamily: Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)

Aellopos clavipes Clavipes sphinx (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Aellopos fadus Fadus sphinx (Cramer, 1776)
Aellopos tantalus Tantalus sphinx (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aellopos titan Titan sphinx (Cramer, 1777)
Amphion floridensis Nessus sphinx B.P. Clark, 1920
Callionima falcifera (Gehlen, 1943)
Callionima parce Parce sphinx (Fabricius, 1775)
Callionima parce Fabricius, 1775
Cautethia grotei Grote's sphinx Hy. Edwards, 1882
Cautethia spuria Spurious sphinx (Boisduval, 1875)
Daphnis nerii Oleander Hawk-moth (Linnaeus, 1758)
Darapsa choerilus (pholus) Azalea Sphinx (Cramer, [1780])
Darapsa myron Virginia creeper sphinx (Cramer, 1780)
Darapsa versicolor Hydrangea sphinx (Harris, 1839)
Deidamia inscriptum Lettered sphinx (Harris, 1839)
Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk Moth (Linnaeus, 1758)
Enyo lugubris Mournful sphinx (Linnaeus, 1771)
Enyo ocypete (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erinnyis alope Alope sphinx (Drury, 1770)
Erinnyis crameri Cramer's sphinx (Schaus, 1898)
Erinnyis ello Ello sphinx (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erinnyis lassauxii Lassaux's sphinx (Boisduval, 1859)
Erinnyis obscura Obscure sphinx (Fabricius, 1775)
Erinnyis oenotrus Oenotrus sphinx (Cramer, 1782)
Eumorpha achemon Achemon sphinx (Drury, 1773)
Eumorpha anchemolus Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha crissi (Schaufuss, 1870)
Eumorpha elisa (Smyth, 1901)
Eumorpha fasciatus Banded sphinx (Sulzer, 1776)
Eumorpha intermedia Intermediate sphinx (B.P. Clark, 1917)
Eumorpha labruscae Gaudy sphinx (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eumorpha megaeacus Eacus sphinx
Eumorpha pandorus Pandorus Sphinx (Hübner, 1821)
Eumorpha satellitia Satellite sphinx (Linnaeus, 1771)
Eumorpha typhon Typhon sphinx (Klug, 1836)
Eumorpha vitis Vine sphinx (Linnaeus, 1758)
Euproserpinus euterpe Kern primrose sphinx Hy. Edwards, 1888
Euproserpinus phaeton Phaeton primrose sphinx Grote & Robinson, 1865
Euproserpinus wiesti Wiest's primrose sphinx Sperry, 1939
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra (Poey, 1832)
Hemaris aethra (Strecker, 1875)
Hemaris diffinis Snowberry Clearwing (Boisduval, 1836)
Hemaris gracilis Slender clearwing (Grote & Robinson, 1865)
Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855)
Hemaris thysbe Hummingbird Clearwing (Fabricius, 1775)
Hemeroplanes ornatus (Rothschild, 1894)
Hyles euphorbiae Spurge hawkmoth (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hyles gallii Bedstraw hawkmoth (Rottemburg, 1775)
Hyles lineata White-lined Sphinx (Fabricius, 1775)
Isognathus rimosa Rimosus sphinx (Grote, 1865)
Madoryx pseudothyreus False-windowed sphinx (Grote, 1865)
Nyceryx riscus (Schaus, 1890)
Pachylia ficus Fig sphinx (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pachylioides resumens (Walker, 1856)
Perigonia glaucescens (Walker, 1856)
Perigonia lusca Half-blind sphinx (Fabricius, 1777)
Phryxus caicus Caicus sphinx (Cramer, 1777)
Proserpinus clarkiae Clark's sphinx (Boisduval, 1852)
Proserpinus flavofasciata Yellow-banded sphinx (Walker, 1856)
Proserpinus gaurae Proud sphinx (J.E. Smith, 1797)
Proserpinus juanita Juanita sphinx (Strecker, 1877)
Proserpinus lucidus Pacific green sphinx Boisduval, 1852
Proserpinus terlooii Terloo sphinx Hy. Edwards, 1875
Proserpinus vega Vega sphinx (Dyar, 1903)
Pseudosphinx tetrio Tetrio sphinx (Linnaeus, 1771)
Sphecodina abbottii Abbott's sphinx (Swainson, 1821)
Xylophanes ceratomoides Brown and yellow sphinx
Xylophanes chiron (Drury, 1771)
Xylophanes falco Falcon sphinx (Walker, 1856)
Xylophanes irrorata (Grote, 1865)
Xylophanes libya Libya sphinx (Druce, 1878)
Xylophanes pluto Pluto sphinx (Fabricius, 1777)
Xylophanes porcus Porcus sphinx (Hübner, 1823)
Xylophanes rhodocera (Walker, 1856)
Xylophanes tersa Tersa Sphinx (Linnaeus, 1771)
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Photographs of Sphingidae

Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa
Pandorus Sphinx
Eumorpha pandorus
Walnut sphinx
Amorpha juglandis
Small-eyed sphinx
Paonias myops
Pandorus Sphinx
Eumorpha pandorus
Mournful sphinx
Enyo lugubris
Ello sphinx
Erinnyis ello
Juanita sphinx
Proserpinus juanita
Virginia creeper sphinx
Darapsa myron
Obscure sphinx
Erinnyis obscura
Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa
Hummingbird Clearwing
Hemaris thysbe