The Sphingidae of New Mexico

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Sphinginae subfamily Sphingini tribe: Agrius cingulata XSW Ceratomia amyntor XNE Lintneria istar SW Lintneria separatus SW, C Manduca florestan XSW Manduca quinquemaculatus Twwwwwwwwww Manduca rustica XSW Manduca sexta SQ Sagenosoma elsa W 2/3 Sphinx asellus T Sphinx chersis T Sphinx dollii T Sphinx libocedrus T Sphinx perelegans np Sphinx vashti NQ Smerinthini Tribe: Amorpha juglandis XE Pachysphinx modesta NEH Pachysphinx occidentalis T Paonias excaecata NW Paonias myops T Smerinthus jamaicensis NE 1/4 Smerinthus cerisyi WH Smerinthus ophthalmica NW Smerinthus saliceti XSW

Macroglossinae subfamily Dilophonotini tribe:nn Erinnyis alope stray Erinnyis ello XSW Erinnyis obscura SQ Hemaris diffinis T Hemaris senta ENC senta might be a synonym of thetis Hemaris thetis Philampelini tribe:m Eumorpha achemon T Eumorpha typhon XSW Macroglossini tribe: Darapsa myron E 2/3 Euproserpinus wiesti N 2/3 Hyles lineata T Proserpinus juanita T Proserpinus vega S 3/4 Xylophanes falco XS Xylophanes tersa np Return to Index by Nation Return to U. S. A. Table Return to Main Sphingidae Index

As sighting data and images arrive from the various counties, the county pictoral thumbnail files will be created and will be indicated in red. Only those indicated in red are currently active.

Individual notes for northwestern counties:

San Juan Cibola

Rio Arriba Bernalillo

McKinley Valencia

Sandoval Torrance

Los Alamos Santa Fe

Individual notes for northeastern counties:

Taos San Miguel

Colfax Guadelupe

Union Quay

Mora De Baca

Harding Curry

Individual notes for southeastern counties:

Lincoln

Chavez

Roosevelt

Leah

Eddy

Individual notes for southwestern counties:

Catron

Socorro Bernalillo

Grant Dona Ana

Sierra Otero

Hidalgo

Manduca rustica, courtesy of Kelly Delany.

As sighting data and images arrive from the various counties, the county pictoral larval thumbnail files will be created and will be indicated in red. Only those indicated in red are currently active.

Individual notes for northwestern counties:

San Juan Cibola

Rio Arriba Bernalillo

McKinley Valencia

Sandoval Torrance

Los Alamos Santa Fe

Individual notes for northeastern counties:

Taos San Miguel

Colfax Guadelupe

Union Quay

Mora De Baca

Harding Curry

Individual notes for southeastern counties:

Lincoln

Chavez

Roosevelt

Leah

Eddy

Individual notes for southwestern counties:

Catron

Socorro Bernalillo

Grant Dona Ana

Sierra Otero

Hidalgo

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Pachysphinx occidentalis female, Silver City, New Mexico,
August 6, 2007, courtesy of David R. Furnas.

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Eumorpha typhon, Silver City (Grant County), New Mexico, feeding on grape foliage,
courtesy of David Morehead (photographer) via Sylvie Post copyright.

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