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Genus Paonias

Representative Images

Blinded Sphinx - Paonias excaecata - female Unidentified Moth - Paonias excaecata Blinded Sphinx - Paonias excaecata - male Sphinx moth - Paonias myops Brown female sphinx-type moth - Paonias astylus - female Huckleberry Sphinx - Paonias astylus? - Paonias myops Paonias myops Small Eyed Sphinx - Paonias myops at uv light - Paonias excaecata
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 Smerinthinae
Tribe Smerinthini
Genus Paonias

Numbers

Three species (1)

Identification

Species can be distinguished by shape of forewing margin (2)
Two of the most commonly confused:

Works Cited

1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
2.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 8 May, 2004 - 11:04am
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 25 August, 2025 - 6:44am

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