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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae)

Family Sphingidae - Sphinx Moths

Macroglossinae · Smerinthinae · Sphinginae · Unidentifiable Early Instar Sphingidae Larvae · Pupae
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Subfamily Macroglossinae
Xylophanes pluto Titan Sphinx - Aellopos titan Hemaris diffinis - Hemaris thetis Unidentified Caterpillar - Eumorpha pandorus Sphingidae - Erinnyis lassauxii Hummingbird Clearwing - Hemaris thysbe 890180 Hemaris thetis - Hemaris thetis Hemaris sp. - Hemaris

Subfamily Smerinthinae
Sphinx moth - Smerinthus astarte Moth - Paonias excaecata Twin-spotted Sphinx - Hodges#7821 - Smerinthus jamaicensis - male Curving Moth - Smerinthus ophthalmica 7822 – Smerinthus cerisyi – One-eyed Sphinx - Smerinthus cerisyi Walnut Sphinx - Amorpha juglandis - male Blinded Sphinx - Hodges#7824 - Paonias excaecata Smerinthus jamaicensis - Twin-spotted Sphinx - Smerinthus jamaicensis

Subfamily Sphinginae
Manduca sexta ? id - Manduca rustica Which Moth? - Manduca quinquemaculatus Lintneria eremitus - Lintneria eremitus Manduca Sexta - Manduca sexta Carolina Sphinx - Manduca sexta Manduca - sphinx/hawk moth caterpillar - Manduca sexta Manduca sexta

Unidentifiable Early Instar Sphingidae Larvae
07/15/2008 07/15/2008 ? Is this is a Sphinx caterpillar? moth Sphingidae sp ? Sphingidae sp ? Early instar sphinx on Virginia creeper

Pupae
Found in Yard Pupa unknown larvae ? pupa i.d. needed Hawk Moth Pupa? Please help what is this pod or larvae of? Black cocoon


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