The Sphingidae of Nevada

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Nevada ony has six Sphingidae species that have recognized breeding populations throughout (T) the state. Many species have more limited breeding areas, such as Manduca sexta whose larvae have only been encountered in the southeastern one-sixth (SE 1/6) of the state. Hemaris diffinis larvae have been observed in the extreme northwestern (XNW) parts of the state and in the extreme southeastern (XSE) parts of Nevada, while Hemaris senta has breeding populations in all but (ab) the areas inhabited by H. diffinis. James P. Tuttle recognizes that H. diffinis and H. senta may represent forms of the same species, or that there may be several different species involved in that group.

There are some species listed as strays, indicating that adult moths are sometimes taken in Nevada, but there do not appear to be any overwintering or breeding populations.

Sphinginae subfamily Sphingini tribe: Manduca quinquemaculatus Twww Manduca sexta SE 1/6 Sagenosoma elsa stray Sphinx asellus SE 3/4 Sphinx chersis S 2/3 Sphinx dollii SE 3/4 Sphinx drupiferarum CW 1/8 Sphinx libocedrus XSE Sphinx perelegans XW stray Sphinx sequoiae XW stray Sphinx vashti T Smerinthini Tribe: Pachysphinx modesta NE 1/8 Pachysphinx occidentalis T Paonias myops T Smerinthus cerisyi T Smerinthus ophthalmica N

Macroglossinae subfamily Dilophonotini tribe:nn Erinnyis ello stray Hemaris thetis T Philampelini tribe:m Eumorpha achemon XSE Macroglossini tribe: E. wiesti ab NE 1/8 & S 1/4 Eup. phaeton stray, if at all Hyles lineata T Pro. clarkiae N 1/5, W 1/5 Return to Index by Nation Return to U. S. A. Table Return to Main Sphingidae Index

Individual notes for Nevada counties adult moths:

Washoe Humboldt Elko

Storey Pershing White Pine

Carson City Churchill Nye

Douglas Lander Lincoln Mineral

Lyon Eureka Clark Esmeralda

Individual notes for Nevada counties larvae:

Washoe Humboldt Elko

Storey Pershing White Pine

Carson City Churchill Nye

Douglas Lander Lincoln Mineral

Lyon Eureka Clark Esmeralda

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