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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
Hog Sphinx - Darapsa myron Sphingid larva - Hyles lineata Tan Horned Caterpillar - Darapsa myron Nessus Sphinx - Hodges#7873 - Amphion floridensis Sphinx sp. Moth caterpillar/larvae… - Darapsa myron Green Caterpillar - Darapsa myron Catapellar on Fireweed - Hyles gallii Pluto Sphinx - Xylophanes pluto

Subfamily Smerinthinae
Splotchedy Sphinx Moth Caterpillar - Paonias excaecata Green and Red Caterpillar - Paonias myops Sphinx Moth - Paonias excaecata Fifth instar walnut sphinx - Amorpha juglandis Sphinx - Paonias excaecata Sphingidae, spent pupal case - Paonias myops Blinded Sphinx - Paonias excaecata Rearing One-eyed Sphinx - Smerinthus cerisyi

Subfamily Sphinginae
Wild Cherry Sphinx Larva - Sphinx drupiferarum Five-Spotted Hawk Moth - Manduca quinquemaculatus Green Caterpillar with White Bars and White Spots - Isoparce cupressi Ceratomia catalpae - Catalpa Sphinx - Ceratomia catalpae Hornworm or other? - Manduca sexta Probably Manduca rustica - Manduca rustica Sphingidae - Hornworm sp. larva - Sphinx vashti Ceratomia amyntor

Unidentifiable Early Instar Sphingidae Larvae
Cat ID 07/12/2008 Unknown Caterpillar. Green with single black tail Hatched! ? ? Is this is a Sphinx caterpillar? Sphingidae sp ?

Pupae
what is this? pupa i.d. needed What kind of moth/butterfly do I have? Found in mud shell in yard darapsa 4785 darapsa 4785 Black cocoon chrysalis - moth?


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