The Sphingidae of Alabama

Darapsa myron courtesy of John H. Campbell.

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Sphinginae subfamily

Sphingini tribe:

Agrius cingulata
Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia hageni
Ceratomia undulosa
Dolba hyloeus
Isoparce cupressi Dirk Bayer
Lapara coniferarum
Manduca jasminearum wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Manduca quinquemaculata
Manduca rustica Marc Huchette and Tim Frantz
Manduca sexta
Neococytius cluentius
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx kalmiae

Smerinthini tribe:

Amorpha juglandis
Paonias excaecata
Paonias myops













Macroglossinae subfamily

Dilophonotini tribe:mm

Enyo lugubris
Hemaris diffinis




Philampelini tribe:mm

Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha fasciatus
Eumorpha pandorus



Macroglossini tribe:

Darapsa choerilus
Darapsa myron
Deidamia inscriptum
Hyles lineata
Proserpinus gaurae
Xylophanes tersa

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The U.S.G.S. does not list Manduca rustica from Alabama, but this specimen was photographed, May 27, 2004, in Montgomery County, Alabama, courtesy of Marc Huchette and Tim Frantz.

At first I thought it was Dolba hyloeus until Tim mentioned, "This guy is at least 4 inches from head to wing tip."

The U.S.G.S. does not list Isoparce cupressi from Alabama, but Dirk Bayer sent me an image from Bon Secour, Baldwin County, July 18, 2006.

Below are links to county by county pictoral checklists.

Only those counties/cities indicated in red are currently active. Please help me improve this site by sending sighting data (species; location [county]; date) to Bill Oehlke.

Other pictoral checklists will be posted as sightings arrive.

Individual notes for northern counties (adult moths):

Lauderdale
Madison
Marion
Cullman
Pickens
Calhoun

Colbert
Morgan
Winston
Blount
Tuskaloosa
Cleburne

Franklin
Marshall
Lamar
St. Clair
Bibb
Talladega

Limestone
Jackson
Fayette
Etowah
Jefferson
Clay

Lawrence
Dekalb
Walker
Cherokee
Shelby
Randolph


Only those counties indicated in red are currently active. Please help me improve this site by sending sighting data (species; location [county]; date) to Bill Oehlke.

Other pictoral checklists will be posted as sightings arrive.

Individual notes for southern counties (adult moths):

Sumter
Dallas
Tallapoosa
Chocktaw
Wilcox
Lowndes
Barbour

Greene
Chilton
Chambers
Washington
Monroe
Montgomery
Coffee

Hale
Autauga
Lee
Clarke
Butler
Bullock
Dale
Covington

Marengo
Coosa
Macon
Mobile
Conecuh
Crenshaw
Henry
Geneva

Perry
Elmore
Russell
Baldwin
Escambia
Pike
Houston


Eumorpha pandorus, Houston County, Alabama, August 16, 2007,
courtesy of Ethan Lee via Debbie Lee.

Below are links to county by county pictoral checklists.

Only those counties/cities indicated in red are currently active. Please help me improve this site by sending sighting data (species; location [county]; date) to Bill Oehlke.

Other pictoral checklists will be posted as sightings arrive.

Individual notes for northern counties (caterpillars):

Lauderdale
Madison
Marion
Cullman
Pickens
Calhoun

Colbert
Morgan
Winston
Blount
Tuskaloosa
Cleburne

Franklin
Marshall
Lamar
St. Clair
Bibb
Talladega

Limestone
Jackson
Fayette
Etowah
Jefferson
Clay

Lawrence
Dekalb
Walker
Cherokee
Shelby
Randolph


Only those counties indicated in red are currently active. Please help me improve this site by sending sighting data (species; location [county]; date) to Bill Oehlke.

Other pictoral checklists will be posted as sightings arrive.

Individual notes for southern counties (caterpillars):

Sumter
Dallas
Tallapoosa
Chocktaw
Wilcox
Lowndes
Barbour

Greene
Chilton
Chambers
Washington
Monroe
Montgomery
Coffee

Hale
Autauga
Lee
Clarke
Butler
Bullock
Dale
Covington

Marengo
Coosa
Macon
Mobile
Conecuh
Crenshaw
Henry
Geneva

Perry
Elmore
Russell
Baldwin
Escambia
Pike
Houston


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