The Sphingidae of Ontario

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Sphinginae subfamily Sphingini tribe: Agrius cingulata irregular migrant Ceratomia amyntor Ceratomia catalpae stray, casual breeder? Ceratomia undulosa Dolba hyloeus Lapara bombycoides Lintneria eremitus Manduca quinquemaculatus Manduca rustica rare stray Manduca sexta irregular migrant Paratrea plebeja rare stray Sphinx canadensis Sphinx chersis sphinx drupiferarum Sphinx gordius probably poecilammmmmmmmmm Sphinx kalmiae Sphinx luscitiosa Sphinx poecila Smerinthini Tribe: Amorpha juglandis Pachysphinx modesta Paonias excaecata Paonias myops Smerinthus cerisyi Smerinthus jamaicensis

Hemaris thysbe, August 29, 2004, 30 miles south of Thunder Bay, Ontario,
courtesy of Rob Illingworth.

Macroglossinae subfamily Dilophonotini tribe:mm Aellopos fadus rare stray Aellopos titan rare migrant Erinnyis ello rare migrant Erinnyis obscura rare migrant Hemaris diffinis Hemaris gracilis Hemaris thysbe Philampelini tribe:mm Eumorpha achemon Eumorpha fasciata rare stray Eumorpha pandorus Macroglossini tribe: Amphion floridensis Darapsa myron Darapsa pholus Darapsa versicolor Deidamia inscriptum Hyles euphorbiae *1 Hyles gallii Hyles lineata irr. migrant Proserpinus flavofasciatus Sphecodina abbottii Xylophanes tersa irr. migrant *1 = introduced from Europe Return to Index by Nation Return to Canadian Index Return to Main Sphingidae Index

List provided by Dave Clermont for Quebec, adapted by Bill Oehlke,
and then amended by Jeff Crolla for Ontario.

Eumorpha pandorus courtesy of Jim, Wellington, Ontario, September 18, 2003.

Ontario sightings 2005-2008:

Amorpha juglandis, Peterborough, May 17-18, 2006, May 27, 2007, Tim Dyson.

Amphion floridensis, Portland, June 5, 2006, Lorry Sheldon
Amphion floridensis, east downtown Toronto on Buddleia ssp., July 21, 2006, Ian Cox-Leigh
Amphion floridensis, Foley Mtn., Portland, Ontario, June 5, 2004, Bev Wigney
Amphion floridensis, Peterborough, May 22, 2007, Tim Dyson.

Ceratomia amyntor Peterborough, June 8-9, 29, 30 (many), July 19 (f), 2005, July 2, 2008 Tim Dyson.
Ceratomia amyntor London, May 29, 2005, around 5pm (cat capture), Sandy Grant.
Ceratomia amyntor, Murphy's Point PP, Perth, Ontario, August 21, 2005, caterpillar, Bev Wigney.

Ceratomia undulosa Peterborough, June 2-3, June 8-9, 12-13, 30 (3), July 11 (females abundant), 13 (3), 16 (lots), 2005, Tim Dyson.
Ceratomia undulosa Guelph, May 24; July 23, Chris Lee.
Ceratomia undulosa Almonte, 20 mi w of Ottawa, June 6, Sherleen Smithson.
Ceratomia undulosa (10) Almonte, 20 mi w of Ottawa, June 7, Sherleen Smithson.
Ceratomia undulosa Peterborough, May 28-29, 31, 2006, Peterborough; May 31, 2007, June 5 2008, July 2, 2008, Tim Dyson.

Darapsa choerilus Peterborough, June 10-11, July 2, Tim Dyson.

Darapsa myron Peterborough, June 8-9, 12-13, 30 (2), July 13 (1), 18 (1), 19 (1), 2005, July 2, 2008, Tim Dyson.
Darapsa myron Peterborough, May 31, 2006, June 5 2008, Peterborough, Tim Dyson.
Darapsa myron, Osgoode, Ontario, July 17, 2004, Bev Wigney
Darapsa myron, Otawa, Ontario, July 10, 2008, Jenn Jones-Millington

Deidamia inscriptum Peterborough, May 25, Tim Dyson.
Deidamia inscriptum Guelph, May 9; three on May 23, 2006; Chris Lee.
Deidamia inscriptum (4-6) Almonte, 20 mi w of Ottawa, May 27-June 1, Sherleen Smithson.
Deidamia inscriptum April 20, 2006, 9:30 pm, Sherleen Smithson

Eumorpha achemon larva, Norfolk County, Mike Patrikeev

Eumorpha pandorus, July 5 (1), 11, 16 (1), 2005, Peterborough, Tim Dyson.
Eumorpha pandorus third instar larva, August 27, 2007, Marmora, Eugenio Colautti
Eumorpha pandorus fifth instar larva, September 10, 2005, Brantford, Kristine Lee
Eumorpha pandorus fifth instar larva, September 14, 2003, Opinicon Lake, Chaffey's Lock, Ontario, Bev Wigney
Eumorpha pandorus July 2, 2008, Peterborough, Tim Dyson

Hemaris diffinis, Peterborough, May 22, 28, 2007, Tim Dyson.
Hemaris diffinis, Beaupre Island, July 10, 2007, Mary Alice Snetsinger.

Hemaris gracilis, Peterborough, May 29-30, 2007, Tim Dyson.

Hemaris thysbe, Portland, June 2, 2006, Lorry Sheldon
Hemaris thysbe, Peterborough, May 22-25, 2007, Tim Dyson.
Hemaris thysbe, Kingston, July 29, 2007, Paul Durant.

Hyles euphorbiae, Port Perry, Lake Scugog, 15 Aug 2006, courtesy of Ken Jackson and Paul Bergdahl.

Hyles gallii June 10, 16, July 11, 19, 21 (1), 2005, July 2, 2008, Peterborough, Ontario, Tim Dyson.
May 31, 2006, Peterborough, Ontario, Tim Dyson.

Lapara bombycoides June 29, July 2, 6, 11, 2005, June 5 2008, July 2, 2008, Peterborough, Ontario, Tim Dyson.
Lapara bombycoides larva, August 27, 2005, Howard Ferguson FC, Kemptville, Ontario, Bev Wigney

Lintneria eremitus Peterborough, June 29, 2005, Tim Dyson
Lintneria eremitus (1) Almonte, 20 mi w of Ottawa, August 25, 2005, nectaring on bee balm, Sherleen Smithson.
Lintneria eremitus larvae, September 5, 2008, feeding on monarda, Tim Dyson.
Tim writes, "Yesterday (September 15, 2008), while weeding a wildflower garden I made for someone last year, I looked up at some blooming monarda beside me, right at a nice eremitus larva! It was the first larva of the Hermit I have ever seen, (and I think in all the years I`ve attended lights looking for moths, I`ve only ever seen two adults before).

"So, I went to the property nextdoor, and after searching all of the monarda growing, found no more. After lunch I drove about five miles to the other side of the lake to work on someone`s cottage property, and while checking the patch of native monarda I planted there for them back in June, guess what I found? Yep, Hermit #2! Today I checked a tonne of wild bergamot not far from home, but have not as yet found any more of them."

Manduca quinquemaculatus June 30-July 1 (1), 16 (1), July 19 (1), 21 (1), 2005, Peterborough, Tim Dyson
Manduca quinquemaculatus July 9, Port Bruce, Jo Richardson and Jody Buchner
Manduca quinquemaculatus larvae, August 2007, Mount Hope, Mike Kuhl

Manduca sexta larva, September 1, 2008, London, Ontario, Jack. P. Brooks.

Pachysphinx modesta Peterborough, June 8-9, 12-13 (many), 16, 30 (5-6), July 13 (2), 16 (2), 18 (1), 2005, Tim Dyson.
Pachysphinx modesta Guelph, May 28, 2006, Chris Lee
Pachysphinx modesta Peterborough, May 30-31, 2006, Peterborough, Tim Dyson.
Tim notes abundance of males in early flight season, replaced by preponderance of females later in season.

Paonias excaecata Peterborough, July 6, July 11 (couple), 18 (1), 2005; June 1, 2007, Tim Dyson
Paonias excaecata male, courtesy of Chris Lee.
Paonias excaecata Almonte, 20 mi w of Ottawa, June 7, 2005, Sherleen Smithson.

Paonias myops Peterborough, June 10, 30 (2), July 11 (3), 13 (3), 16 (lots), 2005, Tim Dyson.
Paonias myops, May 30, 2006, July 2, 2008, Peterborough, Tim Dyson.
Paonias myops, June 12, 2008, 8:30 pm, Guelph, Farrah Trahan.
Paonias myops, July 7, 2008, Lindsay, Jim Scully.

Smerinthus cerisyi female, Peterborough, June 12-13, July 11, Tim Dyson.
Smerinthus cerisyi Guelph, May 3, 2006 (early spring!); June 24, Chris Lee.
Smerinthus cerisyi pairing, May 19, 2006, Osgood, Ontario, Bev Wigney.
Smerinthus cerisyi Peterborough, June 2-3, 8-9, 12-13, 2005, Tim Dyson.
Smerinthus cerisyi (2-3) Almonte, 20 mi west of Ottawa, June 4, Sherleen Smithson.
Smerinthus cerisyi Peterborough, May 23-24, 31, 2006, June 5 2008, Peterborough, Tim Dyson.

Smerinthus jamaicensis Peterborough, May 26-27, 31, 2006, Tim Dyson.
Smerinthus jamaicensis Almonte, 20 mi west of Ottawa, June 4, 2005, Sherleen Smithson.
Smerinthus jamaicensis Peterborough, June 8-9, July 16 (1), 2005, Tim Dyson.
Smerinthus jamaicensis Guelph, July 23, 2005, Chris Lee.

Sphecodina abbottii Peterborough, June 7-8, 2005, June 5 2008, Tim Dyson.
Sphecodina abbottii Renfrew, larva, spring 2004, Judi Enright.
Peterborough, (six moths), May 31, 2006, June 5 2008, Tim Dyson

Sphinx canadensis Peterborough, June 12-13, 30 (2), July 16 (1), Tim Dyson.

Sphinx chersis Peterborough, June 8-9, 30, July 11 (2), 13 (1), 16 (2), 19 (f), 21 (1), 2005, Tim Dyson.
Sphinx chersis larva, Murphy's Point PP, Perth, Ontario, August 25, 2004, Bev Wigney

Sphinx drupiferarum Peterborough, June 8-9, 12-13, 29, 2005, Tim Dyson.
Sphinx drupiferarum (three) Peterborough, May 29, 31, 2006, June 5 2008, July 2, 2008, Peterborough, Tim Dyson.

Sphinx kalmiae Peterborough, June 12-13, 16, 30 (many), July 11 (f), 13 (2), 16 (1), 18 (2), 2005, Tim Dyson.
Sphinx kalmiae Peterborough, May 31, 2006, July 2, 2008, Peterborough, Tim Dyson.

Sphinx poecila Peterborough, June 30-July 1, 2005, Tim Dyson.
Sphinx poecila (couple) Peterborough, May 29, 31, 2006, July 2, 2008, Peterborough, Tim Dyson.

Sphecodina abbottii larva, Almonte, 20 miles west of Ottawa, courtesy of Sherleen Smithson.

Manduca quinquemaculata quinquemaculata, Port Bruce, Ontario, Canada, July 9, 2005
courtesy of Jo Richardson and Jody Buchner.

Eumorpha achemon Norfolk County, Ontario, (just north of Lake Erie),
courtesy of Michael Patrikeev.

Manduca quinquemaculatus, just north of Emily Conservation Park,
between Lindsay and Peterborough, August 6, 2006, courtesy of Keith Mcconachie.

Manduca quinquemaculatus, Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada,
August, 2007, courtesy of Mike Kuhl.

Darapsa myron feeding on grape, August 2, 2006, Peterborough, courtesy of Tim Dyson.

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