The Sphingidae of Tennessee

Cressonia juglandis = Amorpha juglandis male courtesy of Lynn Scott.

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Sphinginae subfamily

Sphingini tribe:

Agrius cingulata stray
Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia hageni
Ceratomia undulosa
Dolba hyloeus
Lapara bombycoides
Lapara coniferarum
Manduca jasminearum
Manduca quinquemaculatawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Manduca rustica
Manduca sexta
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx canadensis
Sphinx chersis
Sphinx drupiferarum
Sphinx franckii
Sphinx gordius
Sphinx kalmiae

Smerinthini Tribe:

Amorpha juglandis
Pachysphinx modesta
Paonias astylus
Paonias myops
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Smerinthus cerisyi














Macroglossinae subfamily

Dilophonotini tribe:mm

Hemaris thysbe
Hemaris diffinis




Philampelini tribe:mm

Eumorpha fasciatus
Eumorpha pandorus





Macroglossini tribe:

Cautethia grotei
Darapsa myron
Deidamia inscriptum
Hyles lineata
Sphecodina abbottii
Xylophanes tersa

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Agrius cingulata stray
Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia hageni
Ceratomia undulosa
Dolba hyloeus
Lapara bombycoides
Lapara coniferarum
Manduca jasminearum
Manduca quinquemaculataw
Manduca rustica
Manduca sexta
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx canadensis
Sphinx chersis
Sphinx drupiferarum
Sphinx franckii
Sphinx gordius
Sphinx kalmiae

Amorpha juglandis
Pachysphinx modesta
Paonias astylus
Paonias myops
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Smerinthus cerisyi

Hemaris thysbe
Hemaris diffinis

Eumorpha fasciatus
Eumorpha pandorus

Cautethia grotei
Darapsa myron
Deidamia inscriptum
Hyles lineata
Sphecodina abbottii
Xylophanes tersa

Pink-spotted Hawkmoth
Elm Sphinx or Four-horned Sphinx
Catalpa Sphinx
Hagen's Sphinx or Osage Orange Sphinx
Waved Sphinx
Pawpaw Sphinx
Northern Pine Sphinx
Southern Pine Sphinx
Ash Sphinx
Five-spotted hawkmoth
Rustic Sphinx
Carolina Sphinx, Six-spotted hawkmoth
Plebeian sphinx
Canadian Sphinx
Northern Ash Sphinx or Great Ash Sphinx
Wild Cherry Sphinx
Franck's Sphinx
Apple Sphinx
Laurel Sphinx

Walnut sphinx
Poplar Sphinx or Modest Sphinx
Huckleberry Sphinx
Small-eyed Sphinx
Twin-spotted Sphinx
Cerisyi's sphinx

Hummingbird Clearwing
Snowberry Clearwing or Bumblebee Moth

Banded Sphinx
Pandorus Sphinx

Grote's Sphinx
Virginia Creeper or Grapevine Sphinx
Lettered Sphinx
White-lined Sphinx
Abbott's Sphinx
Tersa Sphinx

Individual county checklists (thumbnails of moths): Western counties will be completed as sightings arrive. Currently only those in red are active.

Lake
Henry
Montgomery
Sumner
Lauderdale
Henderson
Maury
Shelby
Hardin

Obion
Stewart
Robertson
Trousdale
Crockett
Decatur
Marshall
Fayette
Wayne

Weakley
Houston
Humphreys
Wilson
Tipton
Perry
Bedford
Hardeman
Lawrence

Dyar
Carroll
Dickson
Williamson
Haywood
Hickman
Moore
Chester
Giles

Gibson
Benton
Cheatham
Rutherford
Madison
Lewis
Lincoln
McNairy

Individual county checklists (thumbnails of larvae): Western counties will be completed as sightings arrive. Currently only those in red are active.

Lake
Henry
Montgomery
Sumner
Lauderdale
Henderson
Maury
Shelby
Hardin

Obion
Stewart
Robertson
Trousdale
Crockett
Decatur
Marshall
Fayette
Wayne

Weakley
Houston
Humphreys
Wilson
Tipton
Perry
Bedford
Hardeman
Lawrence

Dyar
Carroll
Dickson
Williamson
Haywood
Hickman
Moore
Chester
Giles

Gibson
Benton
Cheatham
Rutherford
Madison
Lewis
Lincoln
McNairy