The Sphingidae of Virginia

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

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Sphinginae subfamily

Sphingini tribe:

Agrius cingulata
Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia undulosa
Lapara bombycoides
Lapara coniferarum
Manduca jasminearum
Manduca quinquemaculatawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Manduca rustica
Manduca sexta
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx eremitus
Sphinx franckii
Sphinx gordius
Sphinx kalmiae

Smerinthini Tribe:

Amorpha juglandis
Paonias astylus
Paonias excaecata
Paonias myops











Macroglossinae subfamily

Dilophonotini tribe:mm

Hemaris diffinis
Hemaris thysbe








Philampelini tribe:mm

Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha fasciatus
Eumorpha pandorus







Macroglossini tribe:

Amphion floridensis
Darapsa choerilus
Darapsa myron
Darapsa versicolor
Deidamia inscriptum
Hyles lineata
Sphecodina abbottii
Xylophanes tersa


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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 western counties:

Lee
Buchanon
Smyth
Giles
Craig

Wise
Russell
Bland
Pulaski
Salem

Norton
Washington
Wythe
Radford
Floyd

Scott
Bristol City
Grayson
Roanoke
Patrick

Dickenson
Tazewell
Galax
Carroll


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


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 City
Poquoson
Southampton
Virginia Beach

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

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