The Sphingidae of Virginia

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Most species have breeding populations throughout (T) the state. Larvae of Agrius cingulata, however, have only been observed in nature in the eastern quarter (E 1/4) of the state.

Sphinginae subfamily Sphingini tribe: Agrius cingulata E 1/4 Ceratomia amyntor T Ceratomia catalpae T Ceratomia undulosa T Dolba hyloeus T Lapara bombycoides SW 1/6 Lapara coniferarum T Lintneria eremitus W 5/6 Manduca jasminearum T Manduca quinquemaculatus Twwwwwwwwwwwwwww Manduca rustica S 1/3 Manduca sexta T Paratrea plebeja T Sphinx chersis T Sphinx drupiferarum T Sphinx franckii NW 2/3 Sphinx gordius T Sphinx kalmiae T Smerinthini Tribe: Amorpha juglandis T Pachysphinx modesta W 2/5 Paonias astylus T Paonias excaecata T Paonias myops T Smerinthus jamaicensis T

Macroglossinae subfamily Dilophonotini tribe:mm Hemaris diffinis T Hemaris gracilis XE Hemaris thysbe T Philampelini tribe:mm Eumorpha achemon T Eumorpha fasciatus stray Eumorpha pandorus T Macroglossini tribe: Amphion floridensis T Darapsa choerilus T Darapsa myron T Darapsa versicolor T Deidamia inscriptum T Hyles lineata T Sphecodina abbottii T Xylophanes tersa E 2/5 Return to Index by Nation Return to U. S. A. Table Return to Main Sphingidae Index

Only those counties/cities 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.

Individual notes for western counties:

Lee Buchanan Smyth Giles Craig

Wise Russell Bland Pulaski Salem

Norton Washington Wythe Radford Floyd

Scott Bristol City Grayson Montgomery Patrick

Dickenson Tazewell Galax Carroll

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Only those counties/cities 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.

Individual notes for central counties:

Frederick Highland Madison Albemarle Alleghany Buckingham Henrico Botetourt Campbell Lunenburg

Clarke Augusta Rappahannock Orange Bath Fluvanna Chesterfield Roanoke Halifax Mecklenburg

Shenandoah Rockingham Fauquier Louisa Rockbridge Cumberland Amelia Bedford Appomattox Brunswick

Warren Page Culpeper Spotsylvania Amherst Goochland Nottoway Franklin Prince Edward Greensville

Loudoun Greene Prince William Stafford Nelson Powhatan Dinwiddie Henry Pittsylvania Charlotte

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Only those counties/cities 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.

Individual notes for eastern counties:

Loudoun Spotsylvania Hanover Middlesex Chesterfield Gloucester Greensville Suffolk

Fairfax Caroline Henrico Lancaster Dinwiddie Mathews Sussex Chesapeake

Prince William Essex King William Northumberland Prince George York Surry Norfolk

Stafford Westmoreland King and Queen Accomack Charles Poquoson Southampton Virginia Beach

King George Richmond New Kent Northampton James City Hampton Isle of Wight

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Larvae Section:

Hyles lineata Loudoun County, Virginia,
late September, 2008, courtesy of Melanie Gentile.

Individual notes for western counties:

Lee Buchanan Smyth Giles Craig

Wise Russell Bland Pulaski Salem

Norton Washington Wythe Radford Floyd

Scott Bristol City Grayson Roanoke Patrick

Dickenson Tazewell Galax Carroll

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Only those counties/cities 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.

Individual notes for central counties:

Frederick Highland Madison Albemarle Alleghany Buckingham Henrico and Richmond Botetourt Campbell Lunenburg

Clarke Augusta Rappahannock Orange Bath Fluvanna Chesterfield Roanoke Halifax Mecklenburg

Shenandoah Rockingham Fauquier Louisa Rockbridge Cumberland Amelia Bedford Appomattox Brunswick

Warren Page Culpeper Spotsylvania Amherst Goochland Nottoway Franklin Prince Edward Greensville

Loudoun Greene Prince William Stafford Nelson Powhatan Dinwiddie Henry Pittsylvania Charlotte

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Only those counties/cities 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.

Individual notes for eastern counties:

Loudoun Spotsylvania Hanover Middlesex Chesterfield Gloucester Greensville Suffolk

Fairfax Caroline Henrico Lancaster Dinwiddie Mathews Sussex Chesapeake

Prince William Essex King William Northumberland Prince George York Surry Norfolk

Stafford Westmoreland King and Queen Accomack Charles Poquoson Southampton Virginia Beach

King George Richmond New Kent Northampton James City Hampton Isle of Wight

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