The Sphingidae of Massachusetts


Amphion floridensis moth courtesy of Bill Oehlke.

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Sphinginae subfamily

Sphingini tribe:

Agrius cingulata stray
Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia undulosa
Dolba hyloeus
Lapara bombycoides
Lapara coniferarum
Manduca quinquemaculata
Manduca sexta
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx chersis
Sphinx canadensis
Sphinx drupiferarum
Sphinx eremitus
Sphinx gordius
Sphinx kalmiae
Sphinx luscitiosa
Sphinx poecila

Smerinthini tribe:

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












Macroglossinae subfamily

Dilophonotini tribe:mm

Erinnyis alope stray
Erinnyis ello stray
Hemaris thysbe
Hemaris gracilis
Hemaris diffinis

Philampelini tribe:mm

Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha pandorus

Macroglossini tribe:

Amphion floridensis
Cautethia grotei
Darapsa choerilus
Darapsa myron
Darapsa versicolor
Deidamia inscriptum
Hyles gallii
Hyles lineata
Sphecodina abbottii
Xylophanes tersa

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

Berkshire
Middlesex

Franklin
Essex
Bristol

Hampshire
Suffolk
Barnstable

Hampden
Norfolk
Dukes

Worcester
Plymouth
Nantucket

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