Updated as per James P. Tuttle's The Hawk Moths of North America, August 19, 2008

The Sphingidae of Kentucky

Darapsa myron courtesy of John H. Campbell.

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Sphinginae subfamily

Sphingini tribe:

Agrius cingulata stray
Ceratomia amyntor T
Ceratomia catalpae T
Ceratomia hageni W 3/4
Ceratomia undulosa T
Dolba hyloeus T
Isoparce cupressi W 1/5
Lapara bombycoides E 1/2
Lapara coniferarum T
Lintneria eremitus T
Manduca jasminearum Tmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Manduca quinquemaculata T
Manduca rustica S 1/3
Manduca sexta T
Neococytius cluentius stray
Paratrea plebeja T
Sphinx canadensis W 2/3
Sphinx chersis T
Sphinx drupiferarum T
Sphinx franckii T
Sphinx gordius T
Sphinx kalmiae T

Smerinthini tribe:

Amorpha juglandis T
Pachysphinx modesta T
Paonias astylus SW 3/4
Paonias excaecata T
Paonias myops T
Smerinthus jamaicensis T

















Macroglossinae subfamily

Dilophonotini tribe:mm

Aellopos titan stray
Enyo lugubris stray
Erinnyis ello stray
Erinnyis obscura stray
Hemaris diffinis T
Hemaris thysbe T



Philampelini tribe:mm

Eumorpha achemon T
Eumorpha fasciatus XW
Eumorpha pandorus T

Macroglossini tribe:

Amphion floridensis T
Darapsa choerilus T
Darapsa myron T
Darapsa versicolor T
Deidamia inscriptum T
Hyles lineata T
Proserpinus guarae XSW
Sphecodina abbottii T
Xylophanes tersa SW 1/2

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Bryon Peterson, Bardstown, Kentucky, confirms (image below) presence of Sphecodina abbottii although that species is/was not on USGS Kentucky list on Opler's site.

Individual notes for western counties (adult moths):

Fulton
Hickman
Carlisle
Ballard
McCracken
Marshall
Graves
Calloway

Livingston
Crittenden
Union
Henderson
Webster
Lyon
Caldwell

Hopkins
Trigg
Christian
Muhlenberg
Butler
Ohio
Todd

Logan
Simpson
Warren
Edmonson
Hart
Barren
Allen

McLean
Daviess
Hancock
Breckinridge
Grayson
Meade
Hardin

Enjoy some of nature's wonderments, giant silk moth cocoons. These cocoons are for sale winter and fall. Beautiful Saturniidae moths will emerge the following spring and summer. Read Actias luna rearing article. Additional online help available.

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