Sphingidae of the United States
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Updated as per James P. Tuttle's The Hawk Moths of North America, July 2008 |
The following tables list all of the Sphingidae
occuring in the continental United States. This
page lists states alphabetically from Alabama to Missouri. Click on
Montana to Wyoming to access those states
on another page.
Species, identified in each of the colour-coded states, are marked
with an appropriately coloured "X". Click on any of
the hypertext scientific names to the left to access pictures and
information files.
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The tables and much information are adapted from information on the USGS Moths of North America website co-ordinated by Paul Opler at http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/moths/mothsusa.htm
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A letter "C" in a slot indicates a confirmed specimen, although the species is not listed for that state on the USGS website; an "R" indicates rare; an "S" indicates an occasional stray; an "X" indicates a well-known species from that state as identified on USGS.
As of July 18, 2008, I have begun, starting alphabetically by state, to include additional ranges as per James P. Tuttle's excellent book, The Hawk Moths of North America.
Every North American Sphingidae enthusiast should have a copy of Tuttle's book.
You can click on the state name in the header to go to a file specific to the state.
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Subfamily: Sphinginae Tribe: Sphingini Agrius cingulata Ceratomia amyntor Ceratomia catalpae Ceratomia hageni Ceratomia undulosa Ceratomia sonorensis Cocytius antaeus Cocytius duponchel Dolba hyloeus Dolbogene hartwegii Isoparce cupressi Lapara bombycoides Lapara coniferarum L. phaeobrachycerous Manduca albiplaga Manduca florestan Manduca jasminearum Manduca muscosa Manduca occulta M. quinquemaculatus Manduca rustica Manduca sexta Neococytius cluentius Paratrea plebeja Sagenosoma elsa Sphinx asellus Sphinx canadensis Sphinx chersis Sphinx chisoya Sphinx dollii Sphinx drupiferarum Lintneria eremitus * Lintneria eremitoides * Sphinx franckii Lintneria geminus * Sphinx gordius Lintneria istar * Sphinx kalmiae Sphinx leucophaeata Sphinx libocedrus Sphinx luscitiosa Sphinx perelegans Sphinx pinastri Sphinx poecila Lintneria separatus * Sphinx sequoiae Lintneria smithi * Sphinx vashti | X X X X X _ _ _ X _ C _ X T _ _ X _ _ X X X S X _ _ T T _ _ T T _ T _ _ _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | X _ _ _ _ X R _ _ X _ _ _ _ _ X _ X X X X X _ _ X X _ X _ X T _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ X _ T _ _ X X X _ | X T T X X _ _ _ X _ T _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ X X X _ X _ _ T X _ _ T T _ T _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T | X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X X X _ _ _ X _ X _ X X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X _ X _ _ _ X _ X | X X X _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X _ X _ _ X X _ X _ X X _ _ _ _ X _ _ _ _ C X _ _ C _ _ X | X X T _ X _ _ _ X _ _ X X _ _ _ X _ _ T _ X _ X _ _ T X _ _ X X _ _ _ X _ X _ _ X _ _ T _ _ _ _ | _ T X _ X _ _ _ X _ _ T T _ _ _ X _ _ X C X _ X _ _ _ T _ _ T X _ X _ T _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | X X X _ X _ X X X _ X X X T _ _ X _ X X X X _ X _ _ _ X _ _ _ _ _ X _ X _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | X X X X X _ _ _ X _ C X X T _ _ C _ _ X X X _ X _ _ C C _ _ X C _ X _ _ _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T X _ _ _ _ _ X | X X X X X _ _ _ X _ T _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ X _ X X X _ _ X X _ _ X X _ X _ X _ X _ _ X _ _ X _ _ _ T | C X X X C _ _ _ C _ T X C _ _ _ X _ _ X _ X _ C _ _ X X _ _ C X _ X _ T _ X _ _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ X X X X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X _ X _ C _ _ T X _ _ X X _ _ _ T _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T | X T X X X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ _ _ X _ T _ X _ _ _ X _ _ X _ X T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T | X X X X X _ _ _ X _ X T X _ _ _ X _ _ X X X S X _ _ X X _ _ X X _ X _ X _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | X C C C X _ _ _ X _ X _ X X _ _ C _ _ C C C _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ X _ _ _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | X X X _ X _ _ _ X _ _ X X _ _ _ _ _ _ X X C _ _ _ _ X X _ _ X X _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ X _ _ X _ _ _ _ | C C X _ X _ _ _ X _ _ C X _ _ _ C _ _ X _ T _ X _ _ _ T _ _ X C _ C _ T _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | X X X _ X _ _ _ X _ _ X X _ _ _ C _ _ X _ X _ X _ _ X X _ _ X X _ _ _ X _ X _ _ X _ _ X _ _ _ _ | X X X C X _ _ _ X _ _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X _ X X C _ _ X X _ _ X X _ _ _ C _ X _ _ X _ _ X _ _ _ _ | S X C _ T _ _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X _ T _ _ _ _ T X _ _ T T _ _ _ T _ C _ _ C _ _ T _ _ _ T | X X X X X _ X _ X _ X _ X X _ _ X _ _ X X X X X _ _ T T _ _ X T _ X _ _ _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | X X X X X _ _ _ X _ X _ X _ _ _ X _ _ X X X _ X _ _ X T _ _ X X X X _ X _ X _ _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ T |
* Five North American species previously listed with Sphinx genus are now listed as Lintneria, based on James P. Tuttle's revision in The Hawk Moths Of North America, 2007. Tuttle indicates two additional "Sphinx" species (Lintneria geminus and Lintneria lugens), sometimes included in North American listings, probably are not present, even as strays, in the United States..
Amorpha juglandis | A L A B A M A | A L A S K A M | A R I Z O N A M | A R K A N S A S M | C A L I F O R N M | C O L O R A D O M | C O N N E C T I M | D E L A W A R E M | F L O R I D A M | G E O R G I A M | H A W A I I M | I D A H O M | I L L I N O I S M | I N D I A N A M | I O W A M | K A N S A S M | K E N T U C K Y M | L O U I S I A N M | M A I N E M | M A R Y L A N D | M A S S A C H U | M I C H I G A N | M I N N E S O T | M I S S I S S I | M I S S O U R I |
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Subfamily: Sphinginae Tribe: Smerinthini Ad. blanchardorum Amorpha juglandis Pachysphinx modesta P. occidentalis Paonias astylus Paonias excaecata Paonias myops Protambulyx strigilis Protambulyx carteri Smerinthus jamaicensis Smerinthus cerisyi Smerinthus saliceti | _ X T _ T X X _ _ T _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ | _ _ T X _ X X _ _ X X X | _ X X _ X X X _ _ X _ _ | _ _ _ X _ X X _ _ _ X X | _ _ X X _ X X _ _ X X X | _ X X _ X X X _ _ X T _ | _ X T _ X X X _ _ T _ _ | _ X X X X X X X X X _ _ | _ X X _ X X X _ _ X _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ X X _ X X _ _ T X _ | _ X X _ _ X X _ _ X T _ | _ X X _ _ S X _ _ X T _ | _ X X _ _ X X _ _ X T _ | _ X X _ _ X T _ _ X _ _ | _ X X _ X X X _ _ X _ _ | _ X C _ C X X _ _ X _ _ | _ X X _ X X X _ _ X X _ | _ X C _ C X X _ _ X _ _ | _ X X _ X X X _ _ X X _ | _ X X _ _ X X _ _ X X _ | _ T C _ _ C X _ _ X X _ | _ X X _ X X X _ _ X _ _ | _ X X _ X X X _ _ X X _ |
Hemaris thysbe | A L A B A M A | A L A S K A | A R I Z O N A | A R K A N S A S | C A L I F O R N | C O L O R A D O | C O N N E C T I | D E L A W A R E | F L O R I D A | G E O R G I A | H A W A I I | I D A H O | I L L I N O I S | I N D I A N A | I O W A | K A N S A S | K E N T U C K Y | L O U I S I A N | M A I N E | M A R Y L A N D | M A S S A C H U | M I C H I G A N | M I N N E S O T | M I S S I S S I | M I S S O U R I |
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Subfamily: Macroglossinae Tribe: Dilophonotini Aellopos clavipes Aellopos fadus Aellopos tantalus Aellopos titan Callionima parce Enyo lugubris Erinnyis alope Erinnyis crameri Erinnyis domingonis Erinnyis ello Erinnyis lassauxii Erinnyis obscura Erinnyis oenotrus Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Hemaris thysbe Hemaris gracilis Hemaris diffinis Hemaris thetis Hemaris senta = thetis Isognathus rimosa Madoryx pseudothyreus Pachylia ficus Pachylioides resumens Perigonia lusca Phryxus caicus Pseudosphinx tetrio | _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | X _ _ X X X X X X X X X _ _ _ _ _ X _ X _ X X X _ X | _ X _ X _ S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | X _ _ _ X _ _ X _ X _ X _ _ _ _ _ X C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X _ X _ _ _ _ X X X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ _ _ X X X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X T T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ X _ X X X X _ X X X X X X X X _ _ _ X X _ X X X | _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ _ C _ X _ _ X C X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ X _ S _ _ _ X _ X _ _ X T X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X C X _ _ _ _ X _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ C _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ X _ X _ _ _ X _ X _ _ X _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ _ R _ R _ _ C _ X _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ R | _ _ _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X X X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X T X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ X _ _ _ _ X X X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ X R _ X _ _ _ X _ C _ _ X X X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ X _ S _ _ X T X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ X _ X _ _ _ X _ X _ _ X _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X | _ _ _ X _ X _ _ _ X _ X _ _ X _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
Eumorpha achemon | A L A B A M A | A L A S K A | A R I Z O N A | A R K A N S A S | C A L I F O R N | C O L O R A D O | C O N N E C T I | D E L A W A R E | F L O R I D A | G E O R G I A | H A W A I I | I D A H O | I L L I N O I S | I N D I A N A | I O W A | K A N S A S | K E N T U C K Y | L O U I S I A N | M A I N E | M A R Y L A N D | M A S S A C H U | M I C H I G A N | M I N N E S O T | M I S S I S S I | M I S S O U R I |
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Subfamily: Macroglossinae Tribe: Philampelini Eumorpha achemon Eumorpha anchemolus Eumorpha fasciatus Eumorpha intermedia Eumorpha labruscae Eumorpha megaeacus Eumorpha pandorus Eumorpha satellitia Eumorpha typhon Eumorpha vitis | X _ X T _ _ X _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | X _ X _ X _ _ X X X | X _ X _ _ _ X T _ _ | X _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | X _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ _ | X _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ _ | X _ X X X _ X _ _ X | X _ C X _ _ X _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | X _ X _ _ _ X _ _ _ | X _ S _ _ _ X _ _ _ | X _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ _ | T _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ | X _ X _ _ _ X _ _ _ | R _ X X S _ X _ _ R | X _ _ _ X _ X _ _ _ | C _ C _ _ _ X _ _ _ | X _ C _ _ _ X _ _ _ | X _ C _ X _ X _ _ _ | T _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ | X _ X X X _ T _ _ X | X _ X _ S _ X _ S S |
Amphion floridensis | A L A B A M A | A L A S K A | A R I Z O N A | A R K A N S A S | C A L I F O R N | C O L O R A D O | C O N N E C T I | D E L A W A R E | F L O R I D A | G E O R G I A | H A W A I I | I D A H O | I L L I N O I S | I N D I A N A | I O W A | K A N S A S | K E N T U C K Y | L O U I S I A N | M A I N E | M A R Y L A N D | M A S S A C H U | M I C H I G A N | M I N N E S O T | M I S S I S S I | M I S S O U R I |
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Subfamily: Macroglossinae Tribe: Macroglossini Amphion floridensis Arctonotus lucidus Cautethia grotei Cautethia spuria Darapsa choerilus Darapsa myron Darapsa versicolor Deidamia inscriptum Euproserpinus euterpe Euproserpinus phaeton Euproserpinus wiesti Hyles euphorbiae Hyles gallii Hyles lineata Proserpinus clarkiae P. flavofasciata Proserpinus gaurae Proserpinus juanita Proserpinus terlooii Proserpinus vega Sphecodina abbottii X. ceratomoides Xylophanes falco Xylophanes libya Xylophanes pluto Xylophanes porcus Xylophanes tersa | T _ _ _ X X T X _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ X _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ X | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C T _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X X _ _ X _ _ _ X X X _ X X _ _ _ X | X _ _ _ X X X X _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ T X _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ X | _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ X X T ? _ X X X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | X _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ X _ X X _ X _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | X _ _ _ X X X X _ _ _ _ X X _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ X | T _ X _ X X X T _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ X | X _ X _ X X X X _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ X _ _ _ C _ _ _ X X X | X _ _ _ X X X X _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ T _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ X | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ X X X X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | X _ X _ X X X X _ _ _ _ X X _ _ T _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ X | X _ _ _ C X X C _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ C | X _ _ _ T X _ X _ _ _ C X X _ _ _ T _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ | X _ _ _ _ X _ X _ _ T _ _ X _ _ _ X _ X _ _ _ _ _ T | X _ _ _ X X X X _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ T _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ X | X _ _ _ X X C X _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ C _ _ _ C _ _ _ S _ X | X _ _ _ X X X T _ _ _ _ X X _ X _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ | X _ _ _ X C T X _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ C | X _ X _ X X X X _ _ _ _ X X _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ X | X _ _ _ X X X X _ _ _ _ X X _ C _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ X | T _ _ _ T X _ C _ _ _ T C X _ T _ R _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ S | X _ _ _ X X X X _ _ _ _ _ X _ _ T _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ X | X _ _ _ T X X C _ _ _ _ X X _ _ X X _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ X |
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