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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 tersa - Tersa Sphinx - Xylophanes tersa Who am I? - Hemaris thysbe hummingbird moth~clear wing? - Hemaris thysbe 7884 – Darapsa versicolor – Hydrangea Sphinx - Darapsa versicolor Snowberry Clearwing - Hodges#7855 - Hemaris diffinis Hemaris thysbe? - Hemaris thysbe Deidamia inscriptum - Lettered Sphinx Moth - Hodges#7871 - Deidamia inscriptum Eumorpha achemon

Subfamily Smerinthinae
Paonias myops - Small-eyed Sphinx?? yes? - Paonias myops Sphingidae: Smerinthus jamaicensis - Smerinthus jamaicensis Large Moth - Pachysphinx modesta Orange moth2 - Paonias myops Eumorpha achemon (Achemon Sphinx)?? - Pachysphinx Smerinthus jamaicensis Smerinthus cerisyi Pachysphinx modesta? - Pachysphinx modesta

Subfamily Sphinginae
Moths - Ceratomia undulosa Sphinx moth - Lapara bombycoides Paratrea plebeja? - Paratrea plebeja Large moth, mid Michigan - Ceratomia amyntor Hermit Sphinx - Lintneria eremitus MothLaurelSphinx_Sphinx_kalmiae06302019_GH_ - Sphinx kalmiae Manduca quinquemaculatus - Five-spotted Hawk Moth - Agrius cingulata Ash Sphinx - Manduca jasminearum

Unidentifiable Early Instar Sphingidae Larvae
Cat ID 07/15/2008 Caterpillar ? Is this is a Sphinx caterpillar? moth Sphingidae sp ? Sphingidae sp ?

Pupae
Found in Yard Unusual pupae? unknown larvae ? Sphinx Moth Pupa pupa i.d. needed What kind of moth/butterfly do I have? bug in my flower bed Imperial moth pupae or sphinx moth pupae?


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