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Updated as per James P. Tuttle's The Hawk Moths of North America, August 18, 2008 Updated to include Enyo lugubris, August 25, 2021, Tom Middaugh, Nobles County; September7, 2021 |
Please help me improve this site by sending sighting data (species; location [county]; date) to Bill Oehlke. Images are also greatly appreciated and will be used and credited (with permission) on county pages. I will attempt to identify any Sphingidae larvae or adults that are unknown to you.
Many thanks to Tom Middagh who has sent me much collection data (1970's - 1980's), especially for Nobles County. Those species followed by TM have been added to my original Minnesota list, courtesy of Tom.
Tom's complete list is at the bottom of this page.
Special thanks also goes to Mark Black for his sightings and images of Ceratomia undulosa and Hyles euphorbiae from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hyles euphorbiae had not been previously reported in Minnesota. Mark has also reported Amphion floridensis, Paonias excaecata and Deidamia inscriptum from Minneapolis (Hennepin County).
Special thanks also goes to Paul Santo for his sightings and images of Aellopos titan and Hemaris diffinis now posted on the Washington County page.
Hyles euphorbiae, Minneapolis, Minnesota, courtesy of Mark Black.
Enyo lugubris stray, Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota,
August 25, 2021, courtesy of Tom Middaugh, digital repair to fw apices & upper o.m. by Bill Oehlke.
Dolba hyloeus, Barnum, Carlton County, Minnesota,
July 9, 2021, courtesy of Gary Walton
Sphinginae subfamily
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Macroglossinae subfamily
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Walnut Sphinx (Amorpha juglandis)
Modest or Poplar Sphinx (Pachysphinx modesta)
Blinded Sphinx (Paonias excaecata)
Small-eyed Sphinx (Paonias myops)
One-eyed Sphinx (Smerinthus cerisyi)
Twin-spotted Sphinx (Smerinthus jamaicensis)
Titan Sphinx (Aellopos titan)
Mournful Sphinx Moth (Enyo lugubris)
Ello Sphinx (Erinnyis ello)
Obscure Sphinx (Erinnyis obscura)
Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
Graceful Clearwing (Hemaris gracilis)
Achemon Sphinx (Eumorpha achemon<)
Banded Sphinx (Eumorpha fasciatus)
Pandorus Sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus)
Nessus Sphinx (Amphion floridensis)
Azalea Sphinx (Darapsa choerilus)
Virginia Creeper Sphinx (Darapsa myron)
Lettered Sphinx (Deidamia inscriptum)
Spurge Hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae)
Bedstraw Hawk Moth or Gallium Sphinx (Hyles gallii)
White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
Yellow-banded Day Sphinx (Proserpinus flavofasciata)
Juanita Sphinx (Proserpinus juanita)
Abbott's Sphinx (Sphecodina abbotti)
Tersa Sphinx (Xylophanes tersa)
Eumorpha fasciatus: On October 19, 2007, I received an image of a somewhat tattered live specimen from southern Minnesota (Waseca County), courtesy of Roxanne Goodrich. It would be a rare stray into the state.
Map from U.S. Census Bureau: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/minnesota_map.html
Individual county checklists: Counties will be completed as sightings arrive. Currently only those in red are active.
Kittson |
Roseau |
Lake of the Woods |
Marshall |
Beltrami |
Centralwestern Minnesota
Wilkin |
Otter Tail |
Wadena |
Traverse |
Grant |
Southwestern Minnesota
Lac Qui Parle |
Yellow Medicine |
Renville |
McLeod |
Sibley |
Northeastern Minnesota
Koochiching |
Itasca |
St. Louis |
Lake |
Cook |
Centraleastern Minnesota
Morrison |
Mille Lacs |
Kanabec |
Benton |
Sherburne |
Southeastern Minnesota
Le Sueur |
Rice |
Goodhue |
Wabasha |
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Hyles euphorbiae larva:Marc Stratton writes, "This 'bug' was photographed near Rollag, Minnesota (35 Miles SE of Fargo, ND), on 2005/09/08 at 8:34 AM. "I never knew what its moth looked like; and so much smaller than one would expect." Rollag is in Clay County in Northwestern, Minnesota. Please send images/sighting data/etc. to Bill Oehlke. | ![]() |
Individual county larvae checklists: Counties will be completed as sightings arrive. Currently only those in red are active.
Kittson |
Roseau |
Lake of the Woods |
Marshall |
Beltrami |
Centralwestern Minnesota
Wilkin |
Otter Tail |
Wadena |
Traverse |
Grant |
Southwestern Minnesota
Lac Qui Parle |
Yellow Medicine |
Renville |
McLeod |
Sibley |
Northeastern Minnesota
Koochiching |
Itasca |
Saint Louis |
Lake |
Cook |
Centraleastern Minnesota
Morrison |
Mille Lacs |
Kanabec |
Benton |
Sherburne |
Southeastern Minnesota
Le Sueur |
Rice |
Goodhue |
Wabasha |
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