The Sphingidae of Saskatchewan


Hemaris thysbe photo courtesy of Praveen Mutalik.

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Sphinginae subfamily

Sphingini tribe:

Ceratomia amyntor ##
Ceratomia undulosa**, ##
Lapara bombycoides ##
Manduca quinquemaculatus ##
Sphinx chersis ##
Sphinx drupiferarum**, ## mmmmmmmmmm
Sphinx gordius ##
Sphinx kalmiae ##
Sphinx luscitiosa ##
Sphinx poecila ##
sphinx vashti**, ##

Smerinthini Tribe:

Amorpha juglandis ??
Pachysphinx modesta**, ##
Paonias excaecatus**, ##
Paonias myops**, ##
Smerinthus cerisyi**, ##
Smerinthus jamaicensis**, ##





Macroglossinae subfamily

Dilophonotini tribe:mm

Erinnyis alope rare stray ##
Hemaris diffinis ##
Hemaris gracilis ##
Hemaris thysbe**, ##



Philampelini tribe:mm

Eumorpha achemon ??
Eumorpha labruscae r. s. ##





Macroglossini tribe:

Amphion floridensis r.s. ##
Darapsa pholus ##
Hyles euphorbiae ##
Hyles gallii**, ##
Hyles lineata ##
Proserpinus flavofasciatus ##
Proserpinus juanita ##

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List adapted by Bill Oehlke from North Dakota and Montana lists. ?? means I have no confirmed reports; I just suspect the species (Amorpha juglandis, Eumorpha achemon) may be there.

Starred items (**) have been confirmed by Cedric Gillott, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan.

Pounded items (##) are from Rev. Ron Hooper, courtesy of Gary Anweiler, Alberta Lepidopterists' Guild.

Hyles euphorbiae, Swift Current, Saskatchewan,
courtesy of Marnie Kay-Macmillan, July 31, 2007

Marnie writes, "A friend found these caterpillars on a shrub in their yard – they nearly defoliated the entire shrub. We live in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, which is in the south west corner of Saskatchewan. Can you tell from the picture what type of caterpillar it is?"

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