Updated as per James P. Tuttle's The Hawk Moths of North America, July 2008

The Sphingidae of West Virginia

The Achemon Sphinx, Eumorpha achemon courtesy of T. W. Davies.

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County by county pictoral checklists can be accessed at the bottom of the page.

Most species are anticipated throughout (T) the state and have breeding populations within the state. At least five species occur as strays where adult moths might be found, but there would not be breeding populations.

Sphinginae subfamily

Sphingini tribe:

Agrius cingulata stray
Ceratomia amyntor T
Ceratomia catalpae T
Ceratomia hageni W
Ceratomia undulosa T
Dolba hyloeus T
Lapara bombycoides T
Lapara coniferarum T
Lintneria eremitus T
Manduca jasminearum T
Manduca quinquemaculatus Twwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Manduca rustica stray
Manduca sexta T
Paratrea plebeja T
Sphinx chersis T
Sphinx drupiferarum T
Sphinx franckii T
Sphinx gordius T
Sphinx kalmiae T

Smerinthini Tribe:

Amorpha juglandis T
Pachysphinx modesta T
Paonias astylus T
Paonias excaecata T
Paonias myops T
Smerinthus jamaicensis T














Macroglossinae subfamily

Dilophonotini tribe:mm

Aellopos fadus stray
Erinnyis ello stray
Hemaris diffinis T
Hemaris thysbe T

Philampelini tribe:mm

Eumorpha achemon T
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 stray


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Individual notes for western counties (Adult moths):

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.

Wayne
Boone
Summers
Clay
Kanawha
Wood
Doddridge
Tyler
Wetzel

Cabell
Raleigh
Monroe
Braxton
Putnam
Pleasants
Harrison
Marion
Marshall

Lincoln
Wyoming
Greenbrier
Webster
Mason
Wirt
Gilmer
Monongalia
Ohio

Mingo
McDowell
Fayette
Pocahontas
Jackson
Ritchie
Lewis
Taylor
Brooke

Logan
Mercer
Nicholas
Randolph
Roane
Calhoun
Upshur
Barbour
Hancock

Individual notes for eastern counties (Adult moths):

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.

Preston
Mineral

Tucker
Hampshire

Pendleton
Morgan

Grant
Berkeley

Hardy
Jefferson

Individual notes for western counties (Larvae):

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.

Wayne
Boone
Summers
Clay
Kanawha
Wood
Doddridge
Tyler
Wetzel

Cabell
Raleigh
Monroe
Braxton
Putnam
Pleasants
Harrison
Marion
Marshall

Lincoln
Wyoming
Greenbrier
Webster
Mason
Wirt
Gilmer
Monongalia
Ohio

Mingo
McDowell
Fayette
Pocahontas
Jackson
Ritchie
Lewis
Taylor
Brooke

Logan
Mercer
Nicholas
Randolph
Roane
Calhoun
Upshur
Barbour
Hancock

Individual notes for eastern counties (Larvae):

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.

Preston
Mineral

Tucker
Hampshire

Pendleton
Morgan

Grant
Berkeley

Hardy
Jefferson

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