The Sphingidae of Pennsylvania

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There is a hypertext index with common names at the bottom of this page.

Please send sightings (location and date) to Bill Oehlke to help me improve this data base. I hope to have county by county pictoral checklists available in near future.

The letter "T" following a species name indicates a breeding population range throughout Pennsylvania. "S 1/3" indicates a breeding range in the southern third of the state, etc.. Some sightings are of rare strays, probably hurricane/storm/wind assisted from the south, that are occasionally seen in late summer or early fall. They would not be breeding residents. "XNE" indicates breeding population in extreme northeast.

Sphinginae subfamily Sphingini tribe: Agrius cingulata ?? stray from south Ceratomia amyntor T Ceratomia catalpae S 2/3 Ceratomia hageni ?? stray from west Ceratomia undulosa T Dolba hyloeus T Lapara bombycoides T Lapara coniferarum SE 1/2 Lintneria eremitus T Manduca jasminearum S 1/2 Manduca quinquemaculatus Twwwwwwwwwwwww Manduca rustica S Manduca sexta T Paratrea plebeja T Sphinx canadensis XNE Sphinx chersis T Sphinx drupiferarum T Sphinx franckii S 1/3 Sphinx gordius T Sphinx kalmiae T Sphinx luscitiosa N 3/4 Sphinx pinastri released non resident Sphinx poecila questionable XN Smerinthini Tribe: Amorpha juglandis T Pachysphinx modesta T Paonias astylus ab XNW Paonias excaecata T Paonias myops T Smerinthus jamaicensis T Smerinthus cerisyi N 1/2

Macroglossinae subfamily Dilophonotini tribe:mm Aellopos tantalus stray Aellopos titan stray Enyo lugubris stray Erinnyis ello stray Hemaris thysbe T Hemaris gracilis T Hemaris diffinis T Pachylia ficus stray Pseudosphinx tetrio stray Philampelini tribe:mm Eumorpha achemon T Eum. fasciatus rare stray Eum. labruscae rare stray Eumorpha pandorus T Eumorpha vitis rare stray Macroglossini tribe: Amphion floridensis T Darapsa choerilus T Darapsa myron T Darapsa versicolor T Deidamia inscriptum T Hyles gallii N 1/3 Hyles lineata T Sphecodina abbottii T Xylophanes tersa S & E Return to Index by Nation Return to U. S. A. Table Return to Main Sphingidae Index

Agrius cingulata stray Ceratomia amyntor Ceratomia catalpae Ceratomia hageni stray Ceratomia undulosa Dolba hyloeus Lapara bombycoides Lapara coniferarum Lintneria eremitus Manduca jasminearum Manduca quinquemaculataw Manduca rustica Manduca sexta Paratrea plebeja Sphinx canadensis Sphinx chersis Sphinx drupiferarum Sphinx gordius Sphinx franckii Sphinx kalmiae Sphinx luscitiosa Sphinx pinastri released Sphinx poecila ??, maybe extreme northmmm Amorpha juglandis Pachysphinx modesta Paonias astylus Paonias excaecata Paonias myops Smerinthus jamaicensis Smerinthus cerisyi Aellopos tantalus stray Aellopos titan stray Enyo lugubris stray Erinnyis ello stray Hemaris thysbe Hemaris gracilis Hemaris diffinis Pachylia ficus stray Pseudosphinx tetrio stray Eumorpha achemon Eumorpha fasciatus stray Eumorpha labruscae stray Eumorpha pandorus Eumorpha vitis stray Amphion floridensis Darapsa choerilus Darapsa myron Darapsa versicolor Deidamia inscriptum Hyles gallii Hyles lineata Sphecodina abbottii Xylophanes tersa

Pink-spotted Hawkmoth Elm Sphinx or Four-horned Sphinx Catalpa Sphinx Hagen's Sphinx or Osage Orange Sphinx Waved Sphinx Pawpaw Sphinx Northern Pine Sphinx Southern Pine Sphinx Hermit sphinx Ash Sphinx Five-spotted hawkmoth Rustic Sphinx Carolina Sphinx, Six-spotted hawkmoth Plebeian sphinx Canadian Sphinx Northern Ash Sphinx or Great Ash Sphinx Wild Cherry Sphinx Apple Sphinx Franck's Sphinx Laurel Sphinx Canadian Sphinx Pine hawkmoth Poecila Sphinx Walnut sphinx Poplar Sphinx or Modest Sphinx Huckleberry Sphinx Blinded Sphinx Small-eyed Sphinx Twin-spotted Sphinx Cerisyi's sphinx Tantalus Sphinx Titan Sphinx or White banded day sphinx Mournful Sphinx Ello Sphinx Hummingbird Clearwing Slender Clearwing or Graceful Clearwing Snowberry Clearwing or Bumblebee Moth Fig Sphinx Tetrio Sphinx Achemon Sphinx Banded Sphinx Gaudy Sphinx Pandorus Sphinx Vine sphinx Nessus Sphinx Azalea Sphinx pholus Virginia Creeper or Grapevine Sphinx Hydrangea Sphinx Lettered Sphinx Bedstraw Hawk Moth or Gallium Sphinx White-lined Sphinx Abbott's Sphinx Tersa Sphinx

The following sections are "works" in progress. Only those counties marked in red are currently active.

Pictoral checklists (moths) with individual notes for western counties:

Erie Lawrence Allegheny McKean Jefferson Clinton Somerset

Crawford Beaver Washington Potter Clearfield Centre Bedford

Mercer Butler Greene Forest Indiana Huntingdon Fulton

Venango Clarion Fayette Elk Cambria Mifflin Franklin

Warren Armstrong Westmoreland Cameron Blair Juniata

Rick Gillmore reports Manduca jasminearum and Sphinx franckii taken in Washington County in 1970s.

Pictoral checklists (moths) with individual notes for eastern counties:

Tioga Susquehanna Montour Lebanon Mifflin Adams Chester

Bradford Wayne Columbia Schuylkill Juniata Cumberland Montgomery

Lycoming Wyoming Luzerne Berks Snyder York Bucks Northampton

Sullivan Lackawanna Carbon Lehigh Northumberland Dauphin Delaware

Union Pike Monroe Cameron Perry Lancaster Philadelphia

Pictoral checklists (caterpillars) with individual notes for western counties:

Erie Lawrence Allegheny McKean Jefferson Clinton Somerset

Crawford Beaver Washington Potter Clearfield Centre Bedford

Mercer Butler Greene Forest Indiana Huntington Fulton

Venango Clarion Fayette Elk Cambria Mifflin Franklin

Warren Armstrong Westmoreland Cameron Blair Juniata

Pictoral checklists (caterpillars) with individual notes for eastern counties:

Tioga Susquehanna Montour Lebanon Mifflin Adams Chester

Bradford Wayne Columbia Schuylkill Juniata Cumberland Montgomery

Lycoming Wyoming Luzerne Berks Snyder York Bucks Northampton

Sullivan Lackawanna Carbon Lehigh Northumberland Dauphin Delaware

Union Pike Monroe Cameron Perry Lancaster Philadelphia

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