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Created/dedicated as per personal communication with Jessie Evans (Eumorpha achemon, Wheatland, August 8, 2013), August 10, 2013 Updated as per James P. Tuttle's The Hawk Moths of North America, August 10, 2013 Updated as per BAMONA, August 10, 2013 |
This page is inspired by and dedicated to Jessie Evans, Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming,
who sends the image of a Eumorpha achemon larva at top of this page.
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.
Visit Platte County Adult Sphingidae.
Visit Wyoming Catocala (Underwing Moths).
Sphinginae subfamily
Smerinthini Tribe:
Macroglossinae subfamilyDilophonotini Tribe
Philampelini Tribe:
Macroglossini Tribe
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Please send sightings/images to Bill. I will do my best to respond to requests for identification help.
Enjoy some of nature's wonderments: Saturniidae cocoons. Cocoons of these giant silkmoths are for sale in fall and winter. Large, beautiful moths emerge in the spring and summer.
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