The Sphingidae of Oklahoma

Manduca sexta sexta by Thomas Hörbrand.

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

Sphinginae subfamily

Sphingini tribe:

Agrius cingulata
Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia hageni
Ceratomia undulosa
Dolba hyloeus
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Manduca rustica
Manduca sexta
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx chersis
Sphinx drupiferarum
Sphinx libocedrus

Smerinthini Tribe:

Amorpha juglandis
Pachysphinx modesta
Paonias excaecata
Paonias myops
Smerinthus jamaicensis








Macroglossinae subfamily

Dilophonotini tribe:mm

Erinnyis ello
Erinnyis obscura obscura
Hemaris thysbe
Hemaris diffinis

Philampelini tribe:mm

Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha fasciatus
Eumorpha labruscae
Eumorpha pandorus
Eumorpha vitis

Macroglossini tribe:

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

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Common Names

Agrius cingulata
Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia hageni
Ceratomia undulosa
Dolba hyloeus
Manduca quinquemaculataw
Manduca rustica
Manduca sexta
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx chersis
Sphinx drupiferarum
Sphinx libocedrus

Amorpha juglandis
Pachysphinx modesta
Paonias excaecata
Paonias myops
Smerinthus jamaicensis

Erinnyis ello
Erinnyis obscura obscura
Hemaris thysbe
Hemaris diffinis

Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha fasciatus
Eumorpha labruscae
Eumorpha pandorus
Eumorpha vitis

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

Pink-spotted Hawk Moth
Elm Sphinx or Four-horned Sphinx
Catalpa Sphinx
Hagen's sphinx
Waved Sphinx
Pawpaw Sphinx
Five-spotted hawkmoth
Rustic Sphinx
Carolina Sphinx, Six-spotted hawkmoth
Plebeian sphinx
Northern Ash Sphinx or Great Ash Sphinx
Wild Cherry Sphinx
Incense Cedar Sphinx

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

Ello Sphinx
Obscure Sphinx
Hummingbird Clearwing
Snowberry Clearwing or Bumblebee Moth

Achemon Sphinx
Banded Sphinx
gaudy Sphinx
Pandorus Sphinx
Vine Sphinx

Nessus Sphinx
Spurious Sphinx
Azalea Sphinx pholus
Virginia Creeper or Grapevine Sphinx
Lettered Sphinx
White-lined Sphinx
Juanita Sphinx
Abbott's Sphinx
Tersa Sphinx

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

Western Oklahoma

Cimarron
Ellis
Beckham

Texas
Woodward
Washita

Beaver
Roger Mills
Harmon
Jackson

Harper
Dewey
Greer
Tillman

Woods
Custer
Kiowa

Central Oklahoma

Alfalfa
Noble
Blaine
McClain
Commanche

Grant
Payne
Kingfisher
Cleveland
Cotton

Kay
Logan
Canadian
Pottawatomie
Stephens

Major
Oklahoma
Caddo
Garvin
Jefferson

Garfield
Lincoln
Grady
Murray
Carter
Love

Eastern Oklahoma

Osage
Craig
Creek
Wagoner
McIntosh
Pontotoc
Atoka

Pawnee
Ottawa
Okfuskee
Cherokee
Haskell
Coal
Pushmataha

Washington
Rogers
Seminole
Muskogee
Pittsburg
Johnston
Choctaw

Nowata
Mayes
Okmulgee
Adair
Latimer
Marshall
McCurtain

Tulsa
Delaware
Hughes
Sequoyah
LeFlore
Bryan

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

Western Oklahoma: Sphingidae Larvae

Cimarron
Ellis
Beckham

Texas
Woodward
Washita

Beaver
Roger Mills
Harmon
Jackson

Harper
Dewey
Greer
Tillman

Woods
Custer
Kiowa

Central Oklahoma: Sphingidae Larvae

Alfalfa
Noble
Blaine
McClain
Commanche

Grant
Payne
Kingfisher
Cleveland
Cotton

Kay
Logan
Canadian
Pottawatomie
Stephens

Major
Oklahoma
Caddo
Garvin
Jefferson

Garfield
Lincoln
Grady
Murray
Carter
Love

Eastern Oklahoma: Sphingidae Larvae

Osage
Craig
Creek
Wagoner
McIntosh
Pontotoc
Atoka

Pawnee
Ottawa
Okfuskee
Cherokee
Haskell
Coal
Pushmataha

Washington
Rogers
Seminole
Muskogee
Pittsburg
Johnston
Choctaw

Nowata
Mayes
Okmulgee
Adair
Latimer
Marshall
McCurtain

Tulsa
Delaware
Hughes
Sequoyah
LeFlore
Bryan

Amphion floridensis Norman, Oklahoma, May 9, 2008,
courtesy/copyright of Col. J. David Martin USAF (ret.)

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