The Sphingidae of Idaho

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Please help me improve this site by sending sighting data (species; location [county]; date) to Bill Oehlke. Images are also greatly appreciated and will be used and credited (with permission) on county pages. I will attempt to identify any Sphingidae larvae or adults that are unknown to you.

Sphinx luscitiosa has breeding populations in the eastern quarter (E 1/4) of Idaho; Sphinx vashti has breeding populations throughout (T) the state; Smerinthus jamaicensis breeds in the extreme northern part (XN) of Idaho, etc..

County by county pictoral checklists are linked from the bottom of this page.

Sphinginae subfamily Sphingini tribe: Manduca quinquemaculatus W 1/2wwwww Manduca sexta questionable, stray ?? Sphinx dollii SE 1/8 Sphinx drupiferarum ab SW 1/6 Sphinx luscitiosa E 1/4 Sphinx oslari Sphinx perelegans NW 1/8 Sphinx vashti T Smerinthini Tribe: Pachysphinx modesta T Pachysphinx occidentalis T Paonias excaecata N 1/3 Paonias myops T Smerinthus jamaicensis XN Smerinthus ophthalmica T

Macroglossinae subfamily Dilophonotini tribe:mm Hemaris diffinis T Hemaris senta T Philampelini tribe:mm Macroglossini tribe: Arcto. lucidus NW 1/3 Hyles gallii NE 3/4 Hyles lineata T Proserpinus clarkiae T P. flavofasciata N 2/3 Return to Index by Nation Return to U. S. A. Table Return to Main Sphingidae Index Visit Idaho Catocala Underwing Moths

Common Names

Five-spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata)
Carolina sphinx (Manduca sexta)
Doll's Sphinx (Sphinx dollii
Wild cherry sphinx (Sphinx drupiferarum)
Canadian Sphinx (Sphinx luscitiosa)
Oslar's Sphinx (Sphinx oslari)
Elegant Sphinx (Sphinx perelegans)
Vashti sphinx (Sphinx vashti)

Modest sphinx (Pachysphinx modesta)
Big poplar sphinx (Pachysphinx occidentalis)
Blinded sphinx (Paonias excaecata)
Small-eyed sphinx (Paonias myops)
One-eyed sphinx (Smerinthus cerisyi) cerisyi replaced by ophthalmica
Twin-spotted Sphinx (Smerinthus jamaicensis)

Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
Rocky Mountain clearwing (Hemaris senta)

Pacific green sphinx (Arctonotus lucidus)
Bedstraw hawkmoth (Hyles gallii)
White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata)
Clark's sphinx (Proserpinus clarkiae)
Yellow-banded sphinx (Proserpinus flavofasciata)

Individual notes for northern counties:

Only those counties indicated in red are currently active. Other pictoral checklists will be posted as sightings arrive.

Boundary Latah Adams

Bonner Clearwater Washington

Kootenai Nez Perce Valley

Benewah Lewis Lemhi

Shoshone Idaho Custer

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Individual notes for southern counties:

Only those counties indicated in red are currently active. Other pictoral checklists will be posted as sightings arrive.

Payette Elmore Clark Butte Cassia Owyhee

Gem Camas Fremont Bingham Oneida Twin Falls

Canyon Blaine Jefferson Bonneville Franklin Jerome

Boise Gooding Madison Power Caribou Minidoka

Ada Lincoln Teton Bannock Bear Lake

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