The Sphingidae of Maine

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Sphinginae subfamily Sphingini tribe: Agrius cingulata stray Ceratomia amyntor T Ceratomia catalpae stray Ceratomia undulosa T Dolba hyloeus S 2/3 Lapara bombycoides T Lapara coniferarum stray Lintneria eremitus S 2/3 Manduca quinquemaculatus SH wwww Manduca rustica stray Manduca sexta Sphinx canadensis T Sphinx chersis T Sphinx drupiferarum T Sphinx kalmiae T Sphinx luscitiosa T Sphinx poecila T Smerinthini Tribe: Amorpha juglandis T Pachysphinx modesta T Paonias astylus SE Paonias excaecata T Paonias myops T Smerinthus jamaicensis T Smerinthus cerisyi T

Macroglossinae subfamily Dilophonotini tribe:mm Aellopos titan stray Hemaris thysbe T Hemaris gracilis T Hemaris aethra N Hemaris diffinis T Philampelini tribe:mm Eum. achemon XS Eum. labruscae stray Eum. pandorus SW Macroglossini tribe: Amphion floridensis T Darapsa choerilus T Darapsa myron SH Darapsa versicolor SH Deida. inscriptum SW Hyles gallii T Hyles lineata XS Pros. flavofasciata T Sphecodi. abbottii SW Return to Index by Nation Return to U. S. A. Table Return to Main Sphingidae Index

Agrius cingulata stray Ceratomia amyntor Ceratomia catalpae Ceratomia undulosa Dolba hyloeus Lapara bombycoides Lapara coniferarum Manduca quinquemaculataw Manduca rustica Manduca sexta Sphinx canadensis Sphinx chersis Sphinx drupiferarum Sphinx eremitus Sphinx kalmiae Sphinx luscitiosa Sphinx poecila Amorpha juglandis Pachysphinx modesta Paonias astylus Paonias excaecata Paonias myops Smerinthus jamaicensis Smerinthus cerisyi Aellopos titan stray Hemaris thysbe Hemaris gracilis Hemaris diffinis Eumorpha achemon Eumorpha labruscae Eumorpha pandorus Amphion floridensis Darapsa choerilus Darapsa myron Darapsa versicolor Deidama inscriptum Hyles gallii Hyles lineata Proserpinus flavofasciata Sphecodina abbottii

Pink-spotted Hawkmoth Elm Sphinx or Four-horned Sphinx Catalpa Sphinx Waved Sphinx Pawpaw Sphinx Northern Pine Sphinx Southern Pine Sphinx Five-spotted hawkmoth Rustic Sphinx Carolina Sphinx or Tobacco Sphinx Canadian Sphinx Northern Ash Sphinx or Great Ash Sphinx Wild Cherry Sphinx Hermit sphinx Laurel Sphinx Canadian Sphinx Poecila Sphinx Walnut sphinx Poplar Sphinx or Modest Sphinx Huckleberry Sphinx Blinded Sphinx Small-eyed Sphinx Twin-spotted Sphinx Cerisyi's sphinx Titan Sphinx or White banded day sphinx Hummingbird Clearwing Slender Clearwing or Graceful Clearwing Snowberry Clearwing or Bumblebee Moth Achemon Sphinx Gaudy Sphinx Pandorus Sphinx Nessus Sphinx Azalea Sphinx pholus Virginia Creeper or Grapevine Sphinx Hydrangea Sphinx Lettered Sphinx Bedstraw Hawk Moth or Gallium Sphinx White-lined Sphinx Yellow-banded sphinx Abbott's Sphinx

Individual county checklists (adult moths): Counties will be completed as sightings arrive. Currently only those in red are active.

Aroostook Oxford Cumberland York

Somerset Franklin Androscoggin

Piscataquis Kennebec Sagadahoc

Penobscot Waldo Lincoln

Washington Hancock Knox

Eumorpha pandorus fifth instar, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine,
September 2, 2008, courtresy of Cathy McKenney.

Individual county checklists (caterpillars): Counties will be completed as sightings arrive. Currently only those in red are active.

Aroostook Oxford Cumberland York

Somerset Franklin Androscoggin

Piscataquis Kennebec Sagadahoc

Penobscot Waldo Lincoln

Washington Hancock Knox

David Reed sent me an image of a Sphinx kalmiae larva, Popham Beech State Park in Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, observed on August 3, 2005.
Phil Stack from Hampden, Maine, reports a Sphecodina abbottii larva sighting, August 4, 2005

Matthew Arey reports Hemaris thysbe and Proserpinus flavosfasciata from Washington County, July 3-8, 2006.

At his black light (Washington County 2006) Matthew encountered Big Poplar Sphinx (Pachysphinx modesta) - 12 +; Cerisy's Sphinx (Smerinthus cerisyi) - 7; Blinded Sphinx (Paonias exacaecata) - 20 +; Twin Spot Sphinx (Smerinthus jamaicensis) - 12 +; Small Eyed Sphinx (Paonias myops) - 15; Northern Apple Sphinx (Sphinx poecila) - 18; Canadian Sphinx (Sphinx canadensis) - 2; Laurel Sphinx (Sphinx kalmiae) - 5; Azalea Sphinx (Darapsa choerilus) - 1; Waved Sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa) - 4.

In previous years in Washington County, Matthew has observed Galium Sphinx (Hyles gallii intermedia) - August, 2005; Northern Pine Sphinx (Lapara bombycoides) - July, 2002 / July, 2003; Pawpaw Sphinx (Dolba hyloeus) - July, 2003; Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) - August, 2002.

Matthew has also provided data for Cumberland and York Counties. See the individual county files for data.

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