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Family Sphingidae - Sphinx Moths

Macroglossinae · Smerinthinae · Sphinginae
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Subfamily Macroglossinae
Hummingbird Moth - Hemaris diffinis Moth w/ strange rear end - Deidamia inscripta Bumming Bird - Hemaris diffinis Hemaris thysbe Odd Bee? - Hemaris diffinis Moth - Enyo some sort of moth - Hemaris diffinis Aellopos Sphinx Moth - Aellopos clavipes - male

Subfamily Smerinthinae
Blinded Sphinx - Paonias excaecatus - male Western Poplar Sphinx moth - Pachysphinx occidentalis One-eyed Sphinx Moth - Smerinthus cerisyi Moth - Paonias excaecatus Walnut Sphinx - Amorpha juglandis Sphinx Moth? - Protambulyx Blinded Sphinx - Hodges#7824 - Paonias excaecatus Small eyed Sphinx Moth - Paonias myops

Subfamily Sphinginae
Elegant Sphinx - Sphinx perelegans Manduca rustica Large brown moth - Sphinx kalmiae Laurel Sphinx Moth - Sphinx kalmiae Sphinx moth - Manduca jasminearum large moth? - Manduca sexta Vashti Sphinx - profile - Sphinx vashti Muscosa Sphinx Moth - Manduca muscosa


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