The Sphingidae of Indiana
Darapsa myron courtesy of John H. Campbell.
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Updated as per James P. Tuttle's The Hawk Moths of North America, July 2008 |
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.
Sphinginae subfamily
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Macroglossinae subfamily
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Scott writes, "I found four of them eating a rosette pond weed out in the middle of our lake (was cleaning out some of the weeds and saw them out there just above water level...) They started out kinda pink and after I brought them inside and put them on fuller pieces of plants...they turned green and got the lines and colors all over them....As a couple of them have dropped off and started their wandering around to burrow...they have turned back to these colors backed by a pale pink.....They are some of the biggest sphinx larvae that I have ever seen...including big poplar sphinx..Found a couple of days ago (September 26, 2004) here in Terre Haute, Indiana."
Individual county checklists (adult moths): Counties will be completed as sightings arrive. Currently only those in red are active.
Individual county checklists (adult moths): Counties will be completed as sightings arrive. Currently only those in red are active.
Eumorpha pandorus, Monroe County, Indiana, August 21, 2008, Katie and Monique
Individual county checklists (larvae): Counties will be completed as sightings arrive. Currently only those in red are active.
Individual county checklists (larvae): Counties will be completed as sightings arrive. Currently only those in red are active.
Southern Indiana
Eggs of many North American species are offered during the spring and summer. Occasionally summer Actias luna and summer Antheraea polyphemus cocoons are available. Shipping to US destinations is done from with in the US.
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