The Sphingidae of Delaware

Darapsa myron courtesy of John H. Campbell.

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Sphinginae subfamily

Sphingini tribe:

Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia undulosa
Dolba hyloeus
Manduca jasminearum wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Manduca quinquemaculata
Manduca rustica
Manduca sexta
Neococytius cluentius
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx eremitus
Sphinx franckii
Sphinx kalmiae

Smerinthini tribe:

Amorpha juglandis
Paonias astylus
Paonias excaecata
Paonias myops








Macroglossinae subfamily

Dilophonotini tribe:mm

Hemaris thysbe





Philampelini tribe:mm

Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha pandorus




Macroglossini tribe:

Cautethia grotei
Darapsa choerilus
Darapsa myron
Darapsa versicolor
Hyles lineata
Xylophanes tersa

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Manduca rustica on sunflower, Selbyville, Sussex County, Delaware, courtesy of Ruth Koontz.

Ruth sent me the above image for confirmation of id. Since Manduca rustica is not listed on the USGS site for Delaware, we had some difficulties. Initially we both thought it to be Ceratomia undulosa, but the large size and foodplant did not seem to match. I sent the image to Jim Tuttle who wrote back, "It is Manduca rustica.... a very interesting foodplant record, but then again Manduca muscosa feeds on members of that plant family too in Costa Rica and Arizona."

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


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Manduca quinquemaculata, Bethel, Sussex County, Delaware,
August 9, 2006, 7:30 pm, courtesy of Debbie Hall.

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