by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Moths Page | Jeff's Nature Pages
Click on the species name to take you to species-specific pages with more photos and informationTantalus Sphinx Moth (Aellopos tantalus) Collier Co., FL 31 Dec 2006 |
Nessuss Sphinx (Amphion floridensis) Dismal Swamp S.P. Camden Co., NC 8 Apr 2024 |
Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth (Darapsa myron) Hanging on an outdoor light on the bath house at BW Wells campground, Falls Lake, Wake Co., NC 23 May 2009 |
Catalpa Sphinx (Ceratomia catalpae) Riverbend Park, Catawba Co., NC 3 Aug 2012 |
Waved Sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa) Dutchess Co., NY 4 Aug 2008 |
Mournful Sphinx (Enyo lugubris) Brunswick Co., NC 23 Oct 2005 |
Pandora Sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus) Alamance Co., NC 21 Aug 2020 |
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) Orange Co., NC 12 Sep 2007 |
Hummingbird Clearwing, Hummingbird Moth (Hemaris thysbe) Orange Co., NC 16 Apr 2009 |
Spurge Hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae) Below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 15 May 2015 |
White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 6 May 2014 |
Ash Sphinx (Manduca jasminearum) Hyco Lake, Person Co., NC 2 June 2013 Presumably common in forested areas across NC where ash trees are present. |
Carolina Sphinx Moth, Tobacco Hawk Moth (Manduca sexta) Orange Co., NC 16 Aug 2018 |
Blinded Sphinx Moth, Blind-eyed Sphinx Moth (Paonias excaecata) Missoula Co., MT 19 May 2015 |
Small-eyed Sphinx (Paonias myops) Below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 17 May 2015 |
Clark's Day Sphinx (Proserpinus clarkiae) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 28 Apr 2015 Caterpillars feed on species of Clarkia (Pink Fairies), named for William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. |
Abbott's Sphinx (Sphecodina abbottii) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 18 Mar 2012 |
Tersa Sphinx (Xylophanes tersa) New Hanover Co., NC 13 Oct 2007 |
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