The Sphingidae of New Jersey

Manduca sexta sexta by Thomas Hörbrand.

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Below the tables of scientific names, there is a listing of common names.

I hope to shortly begin creating and posting county by county pictoral checklists. See bottom of page. If you have sighting data or images, please forward same to Bill Oehlke

Sphinginae subfamily

Sphingini tribe:

Agrius cingulata stray
Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia undulosa
Cocytius antaeus stray
Dolba hyloeus
Lapara bombycoides
Lapara coniferarum
Manduca jasminearum
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Manduca rustica
Manduca sexta
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx chersis
Sphinx drupiferarum
Sphinx eremitus
Sphinx franckii
Sphinx gordius
Sphinx kalmiae
Sphinx luscitiosa

Smerinthini Tribe:

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















Macroglossinae subfamily

Dilophonotini tribe:mm

Enyo lugubris stray
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



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Agrius cingulata stray
Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia undulosa
Cocytius antaeus stray
Dolba hyloeus
Lapara bombycoides
Lapara coniferarum
Manduca jasminearum
Manduca quinquemaculataw
Manduca rustica
Manduca sexta
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx chersis
Sphinx drupiferarum
Sphinx eremitus
Sphinx franckii
Sphinx gordius
Sphinx kalmiae
Sphinx luscitiosa

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

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

Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha pandorus

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

Pink-spotted Hawkmoth
Elm Sphinx or Four-horned Sphinx
Catalpa Sphinx
Waved Sphinx
Giant Sphinx
Pawpaw Sphinx
Northern Pine Sphinx
Southern Pine Sphinx
Ash Sphinx
Five-spotted hawkmoth
Rustic Sphinx
Carolina Sphinx, Six-spotted hawkmoth
Plebeian sphinx
Northern Ash Sphinx or Great Ash Sphinx
Wild Cherry Sphinx
Hermit sphinx
Franck's Sphinx
Apple Sphinx
Laurel Sphinx
Canadian Sphinx

Walnut sphinx
Poplar Sphinx or Modest Sphinx
Huckleberry Sphinx
Blinded Sphinx
Small-eyed Sphinx
Twin-spotted Sphinx

Mournful Sphinx
Alope Sphinx
Ello Sphinx
Hummingbird Clearwing
Slender Clearwing or Graceful Clearwing
Snowberry Clearwing or Bumblebee Moth

Achemon Sphinx
Pandorus Sphinx

Nessus Sphinx
Grote's Sphinx
Azalea Sphinx pholus
Virginia Creeper or Grapevine Sphinx
Hydrangea Sphinx
Lettered Sphinx
Bedstraw Hawk Moth or Gallium Sphinx
White-lined Sphinx
Abbott's Sphinx
Tersa Sphinx

Individual county checklists (thumbnails of moths): Counties will be completed as sightings arrive. Currently only those in red are active.

Sussex
Hunterdon
Mercer
Salem

Warren
Somerset
Middlesex
Gloucester

Morris
Union
Monmouth
Camden

Passaic
Essex
Burlington
Atlantic

Bergen
Hudson
Ocean
Cumberland
Cape May

Individual county checklists (thumbnails of larvae): Counties will be completed as sightings arrive. Currently only those in red are active.

Sussex
Hunterdon
Mercer
Salem

Warren
Somerset
Middlesex
Gloucester

Morris
Union
Monmouth

Passaic
Essex
Burlington
Atlantic

Bergen
Hudson
Ocean
Cumberland
Cape May

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