|
Created as per personal communication with Joel Szymczyk, June 30, 2004 Updated as per personal communication with Ken Philip Updated as per personal communication with Danielle (Ellie) Mason via Andrea Mather, August 8, 2005 Updated as per James P. Tuttle's The Hawk Moths of North America, September 4, 2008 Updated as per personal communication with Kyle Campbell, August 4, 2010 Updated as per personal communication with Jim Gilbert, June 24, 2011 Updated as per personal communication with Carl Seutter, September 18, 2011 Updated as per personal communication with Joel Adams, September 24, 2011 Updated as per personal communication with Julie Stotts, August 13, 2012; August 23, 2012 Updated as per personal communication with Dave Helgert, September 27, 2012 Updated as per personal communication with Ted Haussner, August 9, 2013 Updated as per personal communication with Kristin Beck, August 16, 2013 Updated as per personal communication with Merry Keene, September 1, 2013 Updated as per personal communication with David Tresham, August 15, 2014; August 25, 2014 Updated as per personal communication with Bryr Harris, October 4, 2018; October 10, 2018 Updated as per personal communication with Emmett Summit, July 15, 2019; July 17, 2019 |
Hyles gallii fifth instar, Wasilla, Alaska,
August 13, 2012, courtesy of Julie Stotts.
Hyles gallii fifth instar, Pt. MacKenzie, Alaska,
September 24, 2012, courtesy of Dave Helgert.
When the dots are present, they are not always white. The larva below brought a smile to my face!
Hyles gallii fifth instar, Soldotna, Alaska,
October 4, 2018, courtesy of Bryr Harris.
See the link below for an image of an Hyles gallii larva, courtesy of Kristin Beck, where the whitish sub-ovals are reddish orange.
Click on one of the Scientific names to see images and access information. N.B., the files are not linked back to this page. To return to
this index, simply use your browser back button.
Joel Szymczyk writes, "This morning (June 30, 2004) I found what appears to be Smerinthus cerisyi. Location was: 63 19 42.884N 142 48 31.346W; Near MP 1308.5 Alaska Highway; Tok, Alaska"
Traci Campbell reports Hyles gallii larva, August 16, 2005, in Palmer, Alaska. She writes, "The one I found is a dark brown with lighter tan dots down each side and a red horn on the end."
Jim Gilbert confirms Hemaris thysbe from Fairbanks, June 24, 2011, 1:15pm.
Hemaris thysbe, Fairbanks, Alaska,
1:15 pm, June 24, 2011, courtesy of Jim Gilbert.
Sphinginae subfamily
|
Macroglossinae subfamily
Return to Index by NationReturn to U. S. A. Table Return to Main Sphingidae Index |
Thumbnail Checklist (adult moths):
Hemaris thysbe, Fairbanks, 1:15pm, June 24, 2011, Jim Gilbert
|
Thumbnail Checklist (larvae):
For care of "found larvae/caterpillars" visit Manduca sexta larva, central Texas, August 21, 2008, Trina Woodall.
Hemaris thysbe final instar, Sutton Alaska,
July 15, 2019, courtesy of Emmett Summit
Hyles gallii larva on Epilobium, Delta Junction, Alaska, August 8, 2005, courtesy of Danielle (Ellie) Mason via Andrea Mather. Hyles gallii larva, near Wasilla, Alaska; 61d37m north, 149d23m49s west; feeding on fireweed; September 18, 2011; Carl Seutter Hyles gallii larva, Anchorage, Alaska; 61° 8'10.09"N Latitude and 149°46'27.07"W; September 24, 2011; Joel Adams Hyles gallii fifth instar, Pt. MacKenzie, Alaska, September 24, 2012, courtesy of Dave Helgert. Hyles gallii, larva, Anchorage, Alaska, August 7, 2013, Ted Haussner. Hyles gallii, larva, Prince William Sound, Esther Island, Alaska, August 15, 2013, Kristin Beck. Hyles gallii, Shrine of St. Therese, Juneau, Alaska, August 7, 2013, Laurie Lamm. Hyles gallii, larva, Soldotna, Alaska, October 4, 2018, Bryr Harris.
Hyles gallii fifth instar (greenish form), Willow Matanuska, Susitna Borough, September 1, 2013, courtesy of Merry Keene.
|
Use your browser "Back" button to return to the previous page.
This page is brought to you by Bill Oehlke and the WLSS. Pages are on space rented from Bizland. If you would like to become a "Patron of the Sphingidae Site", contact Bill.
Please send sightings/images to Bill. I will do my best to respond to requests for identification help.
Show appreciation for this site by clicking on flashing butterfly to the left. The link will take you to a page with links to many insect sites. |