The Sphingidae of Arkansas

Xylophanes tersa, Fayetteville, Arkansas, October 16, 2005, courtesy of Kevin Brown.

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Sphinginae subfamily

Sphingini tribe:

Agrius cingulata stray
Ceratomia hageni
Ceratomia undulosa
Dolba hyloeus
Manduca quinquemaculatawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Manduca rustica
Manduca sexta
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx chersis
Sphinx kalmiae

Smerinthini Tribe:

Amorpha juglandis
Pachysphinx modesta
Paonias astylus
Paonias excaecata
Paonias myops
Smerinthus jamaicensis




Macroglossinae subfamily

Dilophonotini tribe:mm

Aellopos fadus
Aellopos titan
Enyo lugubris stray
Hemaris gracilis
Hemaris thysbe
Hemaris diffinis

Philampelini tribe:mm

Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha fasciatus
Eumorpha pandorus

Macroglossini tribe:

Amphion floridensis
Darapsa choerilus
Darapsa myron
Darapsa versicolor
Deidamia inscriptum
Hyles lineata
Proserpinus juanita
Sphecodina abbottii
Xylophanes tersa


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I suspect the following species also fly in Arkansas, but they are not listed on U.S.G.S. If you see any live specimens of these species, please let me know.

Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae is confirmed for eastern Saline County by John Sutton, 25000 So. Sardis Rd., Bauxite, AR
Isoparce cupressi
Lapara coniferarum
Manduca jasminearum
Sphinx drupiferarum
Sphinx franckii
Sphinx kalmiae
Hyles lineata

Individual county checklists: Counties will be completed as sightings arrive. Currently only those in red are active.

Northwestern Arkansas

Benton
Boone
Crawford
Pope

Carroll
Marion
Franklin
Van Buren

Washington
Baxter
Johnson
Cleburne

Madison
Searcy
Sebastian
Conway

Newton
Stone
Logan
Faulkner

Northeastern Arkansas

Fulton
Clay
Independence
Cross

Izard
Greene
Jackson
Crittenden

Sharp
Craighead
White
St. Francis

Randolph
Poinsett
Woodruff
Prairie

Lawrence
Mississippi
Lonoke
Monroe

Hemaris diffinis, Marion (Crittenden Co.), Arkansas, September 2, 2006, courtesy of Paul Ford.

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