Sphingidae
Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868
Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868
Sphinx sequoiae, the sequoia sphinx, is a small North American moth species with distinct gray wings and specific host and food plant associations.
Sphinx chersis Hübner
Sphinx chersis Hübner
Sphinx chersis, the great or northern ash sphinx, is a Sphingidae moth found across most of the US and northern Mexico.
Sphinx vashti Strecker
Sphinx vashti Strecker
Sphinx vashti, the Vashti sphinx, is a variable North American moth species in the Sphingidae family whose larvae feed on Symphoricarpos plants.
Sphinx drupiferarum Smith, 1797
Sphinx drupiferarum Smith, 1797
Sphinx drupiferarum Smith, 1797 is a moth found from temperate US to southern Canada, with 75–115 mm wingspan and 1–2 generations yearly.
Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
Clemens' hawkmoth (Sphinx luscitiosa) is a North American Sphingidae moth that has one generation yearly, with larvae feeding on multiple tree and shrub genera.
Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881
Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881
Sphinx dollii (Doll's sphinx moth) is a Sphingidae moth found in southwestern US arid habitats, with larvae feeding on Juniperus.
Sphinx libocedrus Edwards, 1881
Sphinx libocedrus Edwards, 1881
Sphinx libocedrus, the incense cedar sphinx, is a Sphingidae moth found from western Texas to southern California and Mexico.
Sphinx canadensis Boisduval
Sphinx canadensis Boisduval
Sphinx canadensis Boisduval is a moth with distinct wing patterns found in northeastern North America, often confused with Sphinx eremitus.
Sphinx franckii Neumoegen, 1893
Sphinx franckii Neumoegen, 1893
Franck's sphinx moth (Sphinx franckii) is a Sphingidae moth found across the eastern United States, with specific host plants and life history traits.
Sphinx leucophaeata Clemens, 1859
Sphinx leucophaeata Clemens, 1859
Sphinx leucophaeata is a moth species with 62–75 mm forewings found in northwest Mexico, straying occasionally into Texas.
Sphinx ligustri Linnaeus, 1758
Sphinx ligustri Linnaeus, 1758
Sphinx ligustri (privet hawk moth) is a moth with a 12 cm wingspan found in urban areas, forests, and woodlands.
Sphinx morio Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Sphinx morio Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Sphinx morio is a sphingid moth found in East and North Asia that can be a major pest of Scots pine in the Altai.
Sphinx maurorum Jordan, 1931
Sphinx maurorum Jordan, 1931
Sphinx maurorum, the southern pine hawkmoth, is a Sphingidae moth found in southwestern Europe and North Africa.
Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828
Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828
Sphinx poecila, the poecila sphinx, is a North American Sphingidae moth with a 68–95 mm wingspan and specific larval host plants.
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856
Ceratomia undulosa, the waved sphinx, is a nocturnal Sphingidae moth found east of the Rockies in North America, described in 1856.
Ceratomia amyntor Geyer
Ceratomia amyntor Geyer
Ceratomia amyntor, the elm sphinx, is a North American Sphingidae moth whose caterpillars feed on elms and other plants including vegetables.
Ceratomia hageni Grote, 1874
Ceratomia hageni Grote, 1874
Ceratomia hageni (Osage orange sphinx/Hagen's sphinx) is a Sphingidae hawk moth that feeds only on Osage orange, native to midwestern North America.
Ceratomia catalpae Boisduval
Ceratomia catalpae Boisduval
Ceratomia catalpae, the catalpa sphinx, is a North American hawk moth whose caterpillars are used as fishing bait.
Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856
Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856
Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856 is a variable moth species with a 45–60 mm wingspan, distinct from similar Lapara coniferarum.
Lapara coniferarum Smith, 1797
Lapara coniferarum Smith, 1797
The southern pine sphinx, Lapara coniferarum, is a sphinx moth species found in North American pine and mixed forests, and is threatened in Connecticut.
Euryglottis aper Walker, 1856
Euryglottis aper Walker, 1856
Euryglottis aper is a moth species with distinct forewing markings, found in parts of northwestern and central South America.
Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773
Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773
This is a description of the moth Dolba hyloeus (pawpaw sphinx), covering identification traits and its North American distribution.
Isoparce cupressi Boisduval, 1875
Isoparce cupressi Boisduval, 1875
Isoparce cupressi is a moth with 60–65 mm wingspan, found from US Maryland to Texas and Mexico in cypress swamps.
Lintneria eremitus Hübner, 1823
Lintneria eremitus Hübner, 1823
Lintneria eremitus, the hermit sphinx, is a Sphingidae moth found in central North America, active from late June to August.
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