SPHINGIDAE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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      • Eumorpha >
        • Eumorpha pandorus
        • Eumorpha achemon
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        • Neococytius cluentius
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Welcome to the Sphingidae Index! On this page you will find the Living Plate Index as well as Specimen Plates. You will also find a complete list of all the species currently represented on this site, this list can be reached from any page by scrolling to the bottom and clicking the "Sphingidae Index" button. This will create a popup menu that allows for easy jumping between species pages. You can also use the full index by hovering over the "Sphingidae Index" in the menu bar, and going through subfamily and genus until you find your species. Please note, all subfamily pages and genera pages are clickable. Each genus page contains a key to help you identify adults in that genus.

Macroglossinae

Aellopos clavipes
Aellopos fadus
Aellopos tantalus
Aellopos titan
Amphion floridensis
Callionima falcifera
Cautethia grotei
Darapsa choerilus
Darapsa myron
Darapsa versicolor
Deidemia inscriptum
Enyo lugubris
​Enyo ocypete
Erinnyis alope
​Erinnyis crameri
Erinnyis ello
Erinnyis cubensis
​Erinnyis lassauxii
​Erinnyis oenotrus
Erinnyis obscura
Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha fasciatus
Eumorpha intermedia
Eumorpha labruscae
​
Eumorpha pandorus
Eumorpha satellitia

Eumorpha vitis​
Eumorpha typhon
​Eupyrrhoglossum sagra​
Hemaris diffinis
Hemaris gracilis
Hemaris thysbe
Hemaris aethra
Hyles euphorbiae
Hyles gallii
Hyles lineata
Madoryx pseudothyreus
Pachylioides resumens
Pachylia ficus
Perigonia lusca
​Phryxus caicus
Proserpinus 
  flavofasciata

Proserpinus gaurae
​
Proserpinus clarkiae
Proserpinus juanita
Proserpinus lucidus
​Proserpinus terlooii
Pseudosphinx tetrio
Sphecodina abbottii
​
Xylophanes falco
​Xylophanes libya
Xylophanes pluto
​Xylophanes porcus
Xylophanes tersa

Smerinthinae

Protambulyx strigilis*
Protambulyx carteri*

Amorpha juglandis
Pachysphinx modesta
​
Pachysphinx occidentalis
Paonias astylus
Paonias excaecata
Paonias myops
Smerinthus cerisyi
Smerinthus jamaicensis
​
Smerinthus astarte
Smerinthus ophthalmica

Sphinginae

Agrius cingulata
Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia hageni
Ceratomia undulosa
Cocytius antaeus
​
Cocytius duponchel

Dolba hyloeus
Isoparce cupressi
Lapara bombycoides
Lapara coniferarum
Lintneria eremitus
​Lintneria istar
​Lintneria separatus

Manduca jasminearum
​
Manduca florestan
​Manduca muscosa 
Manduca occulta
Manduca quinquemaculatus
Manduca rustica
Manduca brontes cubensis
Manduca sexta
Neococytius cluentius
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx canadensis
Sphinx chersis
​Sphinx dollii
Sphinx drupiferarum
Sphinx franckii
Sphinx gordius*

Sphinx poecila*
Sphinx kalmiae
​Sphinx leucophaeata
Sphinx luscitiosa
​Hyloicus pinastri
Species marked with an * indicates that it is part of a species complex, more information can be found on each page.
 

Living plates

Flip through this gallery of every sphingid found in the USA (see table above for species currently covered). Clicking on the image will bring you to that species page. Each gallery here is divided by subfamily (this is how to website is currently divided up taxonomically). You can see all the species at a glance, but clicking on one will tell you the genus, species, and take you to it's page. Some of the photos here are specimens, this is due to us not having images of the live adults, if you have any photos, please email us!

Macroglossinae

Aellopos fadus - © Jeir Ortega Galvan
Aellopos tantalus - © Livan Escudero
Aellopos titan - © Rosemary Seidler
Amphion floridensis - © Joshua S. Rose Ph.D.
Callionima falcifera (C) Teá Montagna
Cautethia grotei - © Roy Morris
Darapsa choerilus - © Teá Montagna
Darapsa myron - © JoAnne Russo
Darapsa versicolor- © Teá Montagna
Deidamia inscriptum - © Teá Montagna
Enyo lugubris - © Ashley Bosarge
Enyo ocypete - (C) Teá Montagna
Erinnyis alope - © Roberta Blair
Erinnyis crameri - (C) Jeir Ortega Galvan
Erinnyis ello - © Teá Montagna
Erinnyis lassauxii - (C) Troy Hibbitts
Erinnyis oenotrus - (C) Teá Montagna
Erinnyis obscura - © Roy Morris
Erinnyis cubensis - © Wayne Fidler
Eumorpha achemon - © Roberta Blair
Eumorpha intermedia - © Vernon Antoine Brou Jr.
Eumorpha labruscae - © Roberta Blair
Eumorpha pandorus - © Teá Montagna
Eumorpha satellitia - © Roy Morris
Eumorpha fasciatus - © Teá Montagna
Eumorpha vitis - © Eric Eaton
Eumorpha typhon - © Eric Eaton
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra (C) Teá Montagna
Hemaris diffinis - © Bill Lucas
Hemaris gracilis - (C) Teá Montagna
Hemaris thysbe - © Teá Montagna
Hemaris aethra - (C) Teá Montagna
Hyles euphorbiae - © Basil Conlin
Hyles gallii - © Teá Montagna
Hyles lineata - © Eric Eaton
Madoryx pseudothyreus - (C) Teá Montagna
Pachylioides resumens (C) Teá Montagna
Pachylia ficus - © Roy Morris
Perigonia lusca (C) Teá Montagna
Phryxus caicus - © Teá Montagna
Proserpinus flavofasciata - © Jeremy Gatten
Proserpinus clarkiae (C) Teá Montagna
Proserpinus gaurae - (C) Victor Fazio
Proserpinus juanita (C) Teá Montagna
Proserpinus lucidus - © Carl Barrentine
Proserpinus terlooi - © Eric Eaton
Pseudosphinx tetrio - © Jeir Ortega Galvan
Sphecodina abbottii - © Teá Montagna
Xylophanes falco - © Jean Haxaire
Xylophanes libya - (C) Teá Kesting-Handly
Xylophanes pluto - © Roy Morris
Xylophanes porcus - (C) Teá Montagna
Xylophanes tersa - © Teá Montagna

Smerinthinae

Protambulyx strigilis - © Jean Haxaire
Amorpha juglandis - © Alex Harmon
Pachysphinx modesta - © Tom Murray
Pachysphinx occidentalis - (C) Eric Eaton
Paonias astylus - © Teá Montagna
Paonias excaecata - © Jacob Gorneau
Paonias myops - © Eric Eaton
Smerinthus cerisyi - © Teá Montagna
Smerinthus jamaicensis - © Joshua Rose
Smerinthus astarte - (C) Teá Montagna
Smerinthus ophthalmica - (C) Jennifer Vanderwoerld

Sphinginae

 

Specimen plates

The specimen plate images below give you a quick and easy way to identify a sphingid. These plates contain most of the species found in the USA. If you see your moth below, and want to learn more, navigate to it by using the buttons at the top or bottom of this page. You can also use the Sphingidae Index under menu to immediately navigate to your species.

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Macroglossinae

Aellopos clavipes
Aellopos fadus
Aellopos tantalus
Aellopos titan
Amphion floridensis
Cautethia grotei
Callionima falcifera
Callionima parce
Darapsa choerilus
Darapsa myron
Darapsa versicolor
Deidemia inscriptum
Enyo lugubris
Enyo ocypete
Erinnyis alope
Erinnyis crameri
Erinnyis ello
Erinnyis guttularis
Erinnyis lassauxii
Erinnyis oenotrus
Erinnyis obscura
Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha fasciatus
Eumorpha intermedia
Eumorpha labruscae
Eumorpha pandorus
Eumorpha satellitia
Eumorpha vitis
Eumorpha typhon
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra​
Hemaris diffinis
Hemaris gracilis
Hemaris thysbe
Hyles euphorbiae
Hyles gallii
Hyles lineata
Madoryx pseudothyreus
Pachylioides resumens
Pachylia ficus
Perigonia lusca
Phryxus caicus
Proserpinus flavofasciata
Proserpinus clarkiae
Proserpinus gaurae
Proserpinus lucidus
Pseudosphinx tetrio
Sphecodina abbottii
Xylophanes falco
Xylophanes pluto
Xylophanes libya
Xylophanes porcus
Xylophanes tersa

Smerinthinae

Protambulyx strigilis
Amorpha juglandis
Pachysphinx modesta
Pachysphinx occidentalis
Paonias astylus
Paonias excaecata
Paonias myops
Smerinthus cerisyi
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Smerinthus astarte
Smerinthus ophthalmica

Sphinginae

Agrius cingulata
Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia hageni
Ceratomia undulosa
Cocytius antaeus
Cocytius duponchel
Dolba hyloeus
Isoparce cupressi
Lapara bombycoides
Lapara coniferarum
Lintneria istar
Lintneria separatus
Lintneria eremitus
Manduca jasminearum
Manduca occulta
Manduca brontes cubensis
Manduca florestan
Manduca muscosa
Manduca quinquemaculatus
Manduca rustica
Manduca sexta
Neococytius cluentius
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx canadensis
Sphinx chersis
Sphinx dollii
Sphinx drupiferarum
Sphinx frankii
Sphinx gordius
Sphinx kalmiae
Sphinx leucophaeata
Sphinx luscitiosa
Sphinx pinastri
Sphinx poecila 
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  • Sphingidae Index
    • Macroglossinae >
      • Aellopos >
        • Aellopos clavipes
        • Aellopos fadus
        • Aellopos tantalus
        • Aellopos titan
      • Amphion >
        • Amphion floridensis
      • Callionima >
        • Callionima falcifera
      • Cautethia >
        • Cautethia grotei
      • Darapsa >
        • Darapsa versicolor
        • Darapsa myron
        • Darapsa choerilus
      • Deidamia >
        • Deidamia inscriptum
      • Enyo >
        • Enyo lugubris
        • Enyo ocypete
      • Erinnyis >
        • Erinnyis alope
        • Erinnyis crameri
        • Erinnyis ello
        • Erinnyis cubensis
        • Erinnyis lassauxii
        • Erinnyis oenotrus
        • Erinnyis obscura
      • Eumorpha >
        • Eumorpha pandorus
        • Eumorpha achemon
        • Eumorpha fasciatus
        • Eumorpha satellitia
        • Eumorpha labruscae
        • Eumorpha intermedia
        • Eumorpha vitis
        • Eumorpha typhon
      • Eupyrrhoglossum >
        • Eupyrrhoglossum sagra
      • Hemaris >
        • Hemaris thysbe
        • Hemaris gracilis
        • Hemaris diffinis
        • Hemaris aethra
      • Hyles >
        • Hyles gallii
        • Hyles euphorbiae
        • Hyles lineata
      • Madoryx >
        • Madoryx pseudothyreus
      • Pachylioides >
        • Pachylioides resumens
      • Pachylia >
        • Pachylia ficus
      • Phryxus >
        • Phryxus caicus
      • Perigonia >
        • Perigonia lusca
      • Proserpinus >
        • Proserpinus clarkiae
        • Proserpinus juanita
        • Proserpinus flavofasciata
        • Proserpinus gaurae
        • Proserpinus lucidus
        • Proserpinus terlooii
      • Pseudosphinx >
        • Pseudosphinx tetrio
      • Sphecodina >
        • Sphecodina abbottii
      • Xylophanes >
        • Xylophanes falco
        • Xylophanes libya
        • Xylophanes pluto
        • Xylophanes porcus
        • Xylophanes tersa
    • Smerinthinae >
      • Amorpha >
        • Amorpha juglandis
      • Pachysphinx >
        • Pachysphinx modesta
        • Pachysphinx occidentalis
      • Paonias >
        • Paonias excaecata
        • Paonias myops
        • Paonias astylus
      • Protambulyx >
        • Complex: strigilis-carteri >
          • Protambulyx strigilis
          • Protambulyx carteri
      • Smerinthus >
        • Smerinthus jamaicensis
        • Smerinthus cerisyi
        • Smerinthus astarte
        • Smerinthus ophthalmica
    • Sphinginae >
      • Agrius >
        • Agrius cingulata
      • Ceratomia >
        • Ceratomia amyntor
        • Ceratomia hageni
        • Ceratomia undulosa
        • Ceratomia catalpae
      • Cocytius >
        • Cocytius antaeus
        • Cocytius duponchel
      • Dolba >
        • Dolba hyloeus
      • Isoparce >
        • Isoparce cupressi
      • Lapara >
        • Lapara coniferarum
        • Lapara bombycoides
      • Lintneria >
        • Lintneria eremitus
        • Lintneria istar
        • Lintneria separatus
      • Manduca >
        • Manduca brontes cubensis
        • Manduca jasminearum
        • Manduca muscosa
        • Manduca occulta
        • Manduca florestan
        • Manduca quinquemaculatus
        • Manduca rustica
        • Manduca sexta
      • Neococytius >
        • Neococytius cluentius
      • Paratrea >
        • Paratrea plebeja
      • Sphinx >
        • Sphinx canadensis
        • Sphinx chersis
        • Sphinx dollii
        • Sphinx drupiferarum
        • Sphinx franckii
        • Sphinx kalmiae
        • Sphinx leucophaeata
        • Sphinx luscitiosa
        • Complex: gordius-poecila >
          • Sphinx poecila
          • Sphinx gordius
      • Hyloicus >
        • Hyloicus pinastri
  • Final Instar Larva Key
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