The Sphingidae of North Carolina
The Snowberry Clearwing, Hemaris diffinis, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden,
Belmont, Gaston Co., NC, August 11, 2008, courtesy of Lonnie Huffman.
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Updated as per James P. Tuttle's The Hawk Moths of North America, August 2008 Updated as per personal communication with Eric Smith (Xylophanes tersa in Watauga Co.); September 12, 2011 |
County by county pictoral checklists can be accessed at the bottom of the page.
Visit North Carolina Catocala (Underwing moths).
Sphinginae subfamily
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Macroglossinae subfamily
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Individual notes and thumbnails (adult moths) for western counties:
Other pictoral checklists will be posted as sightings arrive.
Individual notes and thumbnails (adult moths) for eastern counties:
Other pictoral checklists will be posted as sightings arrive.
Agrius cingulata, Stokesdale, Rockingham County, North Carolina,
September 20, 2007, courtesy of Kate Keeton Julian.
Only those counties indicated in red are currently active. Please help me improve this site by sending sighting data (species; location [county]; date) to Bill Oehlke.
Other pictoral checklists will be posted as sightings arrive.
Manduca rustica, Chapel Hill, Orange County,
July 21, 2007,
courtesy of Alice Gilliland.
Only those counties indicated in red are currently active. Please help me improve this site by sending sighting data (species; location [county]; date) to Bill Oehlke.
Other pictoral checklists will be posted as sightings arrive.
Enjoy some of nature's wonderments, giant silk moth cocoons. These cocoons are for sale winter and fall. Beautiful Saturniidae moths will emerge the following spring and summer. Read Actias luna rearing article. Additional online help available.
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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