Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Sphinx » Sphinx sequoiae - Hodges#7814 (Sphinx sequoiae)

Species Sphinx sequoiae - Hodges#7814

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
very small - Sphinx sequoiae second instar - Sphinx sequoiae Sphinx sequoiae - Hodges#7814 (Sphinx sequoiae) - Sphinx sequoiae HEY RYAN!!!!!!!!!!!!Sphinx sequoiae - Hodges#7814 (Sphinx sequoiae) - Sphinx sequoiae - female HEY RYAN!!!!!!!!!!!!Sphinx sequoiae - Hodges#7814 (Sphinx sequoiae) - Sphinx sequoiae - female Sphinx sequoiae? - Sphinx sequoiae Sequoia Sphinx - Sphinx sequoiae Sphinx Moth - Sphinx sequoiae
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)
Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)
Subfamily Sphinginae
Tribe Sphingini
Genus Sphinx
Species sequoiae (Sphinx sequoiae - Hodges#7814)
Hodges Number
7814
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868
Numbers
There are sixteen species of the genus Sphinx in America north of Mexico. (1), (2)
Size
Forewing length 22-32 mm. (3)
Sphinx dollii is the only smaller species of the genus. (4)
Identification
Description at Pacific Northwest Moths

Range
Northern Baja California to southeastern Arizona, Utah and Oregon.
Season
Adults fly May to August(3)
Food
Powell & Opler (2009) listed several larval host plants. (3)
Juniperus californica Carrière (California juniper).
Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little (Utah juniper).
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin (Incense cedar).
See Also
Sphinx chersis

-
Sphinx asellus
Print References
Hodges, R.W. 1971. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21 Sphingidae. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation Inc. p. 72; pl. 6.1.(5)
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. pl. 40, fig. 2; p. 243. (3)
Tuttle, J.P. 2007. The Hawk Moths of North America. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation Inc. p. 92; pl. 7.2. (2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (1)
Bill Oehlke's
Pacific Northwest Moths (4)
U.S. Geological Survey
Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) (6)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (7)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.The Hawk Moths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada.
James P Tuttle. 2007. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation Inc.
3.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
4.Pacific Northwest Moths
5.The Moths of America North of Mexico Fascicle 21 Sphingidae
Ronald W. Hodges. 1971. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
6.Butterflies of North America
7.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 24 June, 2009 - 1:34pm
Last updated 15 January, 2014 - 5:25pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact