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Created/dedicated as per personal communication with C. G. Morton (Hyles gallii), September 6, 2011 Updated as per James P. Tuttle's The Hawk Moths of North America, September 6, 2011 Updated as per BAMONA, September 6, 2011 |
This page is inspired by and dedicated to C. G. Morton, wildlife biologist in Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming,
who sends the image of a Hyles gallii larva at top of this page.
C. G. writes, "Hello Bill,
"I am a wildlife biologist in Rawlins, Wy, and I was recently doing some
stream monitoring with a fish biologist in the office. We noticed massive
amounts of a distinct caterpiller/larva. Their were two distinct kinds:
those with yellow spots and those with red spots; everything else seemed to
be identical, to our eyes, between the two. The caterpiller was also located
on only one species of plant, which wasn't even the dominant plant in the
stream section surveyed. The species that all the caterpillers were found
on was northern willow herb or Epilobium glandulosum. I was able to
positively identify the moth species as Hyles gallii as a result of your
web site, so I wanted to provide feed back to you to say thanks and also
give another confirmed location in Wyoming (Carbon county). I am attaching
some pictures of the larva so that you can also confirm my identification.
Feel free to use any of the pictures. Again thank you for you
web site it is very helpful and informative."
It is hoped that this checklist, with the thumbnails and notes, will help you quickly identify the Sphingidae larvae you have encountered.
A WO" after the species name indicates that I have no confirmed reports of this species in your county, but I (William Oehlke) expect that this moth is present.
A BAMONA indicates the moth is reported on the BAMONA website and/or in Moths of Western North America, #2. Distribution of Sphingidae of Western North America, revised, an excellent little booklet available through Paul Opler.
Please help me develop this list with improved, documented accuracy by sending sightings (species, date, location), preferably with an image, via email to Bill Oehlke.
Please also forward your sightings to BAMONA, an excellent online resource.
Sphinginae subfamily
Smerinthini Tribe:
Macroglossinae subfamilyDilophonotini Tribe
Philampelini Tribe:
Macroglossini Tribe
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