Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Bombycoidea Saturniidae Ceratocampinae

• Syssphinx bisecta (Lintner, 1879) ENA. See [maps] Bisected Honey Locust Moth

  • Anisota bisecta Lintner, 1879; ; TL: Racine, Wisconsin
  • Sphingicampa nebulosa Neumoegen, 1890
    • = ; [NACL], #7712

  • Syssphinx bisecta, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphingicampa bisecta, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphingicampa bisecta; [NACL], #7712
  • Syssphinx bisecta;

  Larva on Gleditsia triacanthos, Gymnocladus dioicus [SMNA]

• Syssphinx bicolor (Harris, 1841) ENA, Mexico. See [maps] Honey Locust Moth

  • Dryocampa bicolor Harris, 1841; Rep. Insects Mass. injurious to Vegn: 293; TL: North Carolina
  • Sphingicampa distigma Walsh, 1864; Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. 9: 290; TL: [Illinois, Rock Island]
    • = ; [NACL], #7709
  • immaculata Jewett, 1882²
    • = ; [NACL], #7709
  • Sphingicampa suprema Neumoegen, 1885
    • = ; [NACL], #7709

  • Syssphinx bicolor, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Syssphinx bicolor, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphingicampa bicolor; [NACL], #7709
  • Syssphinx bicolor; [MABL]

  Larva on Gleditsia triacanthos, Gymnocladus dioicus [SMNA]

• Syssphinx heiligbrodti (Harvey, 1877) Texas, Mexico. See [maps]

  • Anisota heiligbrodti Harvey, 1877; ; TL: Bastrop Co., Texas

  • Syssphinx heiligbrodti, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphingicampa heiligbrodti, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphingicampa heiligbrodti; [NACL], #7710
  • Syssphinx heiligbrodti; [MABL]

  Larva on Prosopis glandulosa, Acacia ? [SMNA]

• Syssphinx hubbardi Dryar, 1902 Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California. See [maps]

  • Syssphinx hubbardi Dryar, 1902; ; TL: Oracle, Arizona

  • Syssphinx hubbardi, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphingicampa hubbardi, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Sphingicampa hubbardi, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Sphingicampa hubbardi; [NACL], #7711
  • Syssphinx hubbardi; [MABL]

  Larva on Acacia wrightii, A. greggii, Prosopis glandulosa var. juliflora, Cercidium microphyllum [SMNA]

• Syssphinx blanchardi (Ferguson, 1971) Texas. See [maps]

  • Sphingicampa blanchardi Ferguson, 1971; ; TL: Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas

  • Syssphinx blanchardi, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphingicampa blanchardi, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphingicampa blanchardi; [NACL], #7713
  • Syssphinx blanchardi;

  Larva on Gleditsia triacanthos, Acacia farnesiana, A. angustissima, Leucaenia pulverulenta, Pithecellobium flexicaule [SMNA]

• Syssphinx montana (Packard, 1905) Arizona, Mexico. See [maps]

  • Adelocephala montana Packard, 1905; Mem. natn. Acad. Sci. 9: 78; TL: Among the mountains near Guadalajara, Mexico

  • Syssphinx montana, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Syssphinx montana; [MABL]

  Larva on Haematoxylon brasalita, Cassia emarginata [SMNA]

• Syssphinx raspa (Boisduval, 1872) Arizona, Mexico. See [maps]

  • Adelocephala raspa Boisduval, 1872; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 15: 93, pl. 3, f. 1; TL: Oaxaca, Mexico
    • = Sphingicampa albolineata ; [NACL], #7714

  • Syssphinx raspa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Adelocephala ruspa[sic]; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 171 (missp.)
  • Syssphinx raspa; [MABL]

  Larva on Acacia angustissima [SMNA]

• Syssphinx albolineata (Grote & Robinson, 1866) Texas, Mexico. See [maps]

  • Adelocephala albolineata Grote & Robinson, 1866; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 6: 7, pl. 1, f. 7; TL: Mexico

  • Syssphinx albolineata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphingicampa albolineata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Adelocephala albolineata; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 171
  • Sphingicampa albolineata; [NACL], #7714
  • Syssphinx albolineata; [MABL]

  Larva on Acacia ?, Mimoma ?, Leucaena ? [SMNA]

• Syssphinx quadrilineata (Grote & Robinson, 1867) Mexico - Panama, Venezuela, Guatemala. See [maps]

  • Adelocephala quadrilineata Grote & Robinson, 1867; Trans. Amer. ent. Soc. 1: 11, pl. 1, f. 2
  • Adelocephala hoegei Druce, 1886
  • Adelocephala högei Druce, 1886; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 172, 3 pl. 16, f. 9; TL: Mexico, Valldolid in Yucatan, Jalapa

  • Adelocephala quadrilineata; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 171
  • S. q. quadrilineata Mexico, ...?

    • Syssphinx quadrilineata quadrilineata; [MABL]
  • S. q. occlusa (Dognin, 1916) Ecuador
• Syssphinx xanthina Lemaire, 1984 Guatemala. See [maps]
• Syssphinx molina (Cramer, [1780]) Ecuador, Surinam. See [maps]

  • Phalaena molina Cramer, [1780]; Uitl. Kapellen 4 (25-26a): 25, pl. 302, f. E, F; TL: Surinam
  • Adelocephala grandis Grote & Robinson, 1867; Trans. Amer. ent. Soc. 1: 8, pl. 1, f. 7

  • Syssphinx molina; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 172; [MABL]
  • S. m. simulatilis (Grote & Robinson, 1867) Mexico

    • Psephophaectes simulatilis Grote & Robinson, 1867; Trans. Amer. ent. Soc. 1: 6, pl. 1, f. 1; TL: Mexico
• Syssphinx bidens (Rothschild, 1907) Ecuador. See [maps]
• Syssphinx amena (Travassos, 1941) Ecuador. See [maps]
• Syssphinx colla Dyar, 1907 -. See [maps]

  • Syssphinx colla Dyar, 1907; J. N.Y. ent. Soc. 15: 229; TL: Orizaba, Mexico
  • S. c. colla Mexico, ...?

    • Syssphinx colla colla; [MABL]
  • S. c. grisea Lemaire, 1988 Mexico, ...?

    • Syssphinx colla grisea; [MABL]
• Syssphinx colloida (Dyar, 1925) Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Syssphinx colloida; [MABL]
• Syssphinx digueti (Bouvier, 1929) Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Syssphinx digueti; [MABL]
• Syssphinx gomezi Lemaire, 1984² Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • gomezi Lemaire, 1984²

  • Sysphinx gomezi; [MABL]
• Syssphinx malinacoensis (Lemaire, 1975) Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Syssphinx malinacoensis; [MABL]
• Syssphinx mexicana (Boisduval, 1872) Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Othorene mexicana Boisduval, 1872; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 15: 84

  • Syssphinx mexicana; [MABL]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Adelocephala boisduvali; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 171, 3 pl. 16, f. 1-2
• Syssphinx modena Dyar, 1913 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Syssphinx modena; [MABL]
• Syssphinx pescadori Lemaire, 1988 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Syssphinx pescadori; [MABL]
• Syssphinx yucatana (Druce, 1904) Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Syssphinx yucatana; [MABL]
• Syssphinx isias (Boisduval, 1872) Mexico. See [maps]

  • Adelocephala isias Boisduval, 1872; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 15: 92; TL: Mexico

  • Adelocephala isias; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 171
• Syssphinx ocellata (Rothschild, 1907) -. See [maps]

  • Othorene ocellata Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 425; TL: Carabaya, SE. Peru; La Oroya, Rio Inambari, Tinguri; Santo Domingo
  • S. o. ocellata Peru
  • S. o. bidens (Rothschild, 1907) Venezuela

    • Othorene ocellata bidens Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 426; TL: Merida, Venezuela

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