Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Bombycoidea Sphingidae Sphinginae

• Sphinx adumbrata (Dyar, 1912) Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Sphinx adumbrata; [HMW]; [MABL]
• Sphinx arthuri Rothschild, 1897 Ecuador, Bolivia. See [maps]

  • Sphinx arthuri Rothschild, 1897; Novit. Zool. 4 (2): 307, pl. 7, f. 1; TL: La Paz, Bolivia

  • Sphinx arthuri; [HMW]; Eitschberger, 2002, (name)
• Sphinx asella (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico. See [maps] Asella Sphinx

  • Hyloicus perelegans f. asellus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 133, pl. 13. f. 2; TL: Durango, Colorado

  • Sphinx asellus, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphinx asellus, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Sphinx asella, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Sphinx asellus; [HMW]
  • Sphinx asella; [MABL]
• Sphinx aurigutta (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Peru. See [maps]

  • Hyloicus aurigutta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 120, pl. 11, f. 4; TL: Peru, Chanchamayo

  • Sphinx aurigutta; [HMW]; Eitschberger, 2002, (name)
• Sphinx balsae (Schaus, 1932) Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Sphinx balsae; [HMW]; [MABL]
• Sphinx biolleyi (Schaus, 1912)

  • Sphinx biolleyi; [HMW]
• Sphinx caligineus (Butler, 1877)

  • Sphinx caligineus caligineus, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

  • Sphinx caligineus; [HMW]
  • S. c. brunnescens Mell, 1922

    • Sphinx caligineus brunnescens, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

    • Sphinx caligineus brunnescens; [HMW]
  • S. c. sinicus (Rothchild & Jordan, 1903)

    • Sphinx caligineus sinicus, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

    • Sphinx caligineus sinicus; [HMW]
• Sphinx canadensis Boisduval, [1875] Newfoundland - New York, Ohio, Michigan, W.Ontario, Missouri, Arkansas. See [maps] Canadian Sphinx

  • Sphinx canadensis Boisduval, [1875]; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. Hétérocères, 1: 93; TL: Quebec
  • Sphinx plota Strecker, 1876; Lep. Rhopal. Het. (13): 115, pl. 13, f. 13; TL: Montreal, Quebec

  • Sphinx canadensis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphinx canadensis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphinx canadensis; [HMW]

  Larva on Fraxinus americana [MNA21]

• Sphinx centrosinaria Kitching & Jin, 1998

  • Sphinx centrosinaria, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

  • Sphinx centrosinaria; [HMW]
• Sphinx chersis (Hübner, [1823]) NA. See [maps] Great Ash Sphinx

  • Lethia chersis Hübner, [1823]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 2: pl. [167]
  • Sphinx cinerea Harris, 1839; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, 36 (2): 295; TL: Massachusetts
  • Sphinx oreodaphne H. Edwards, 1873; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 5 (1): 109; TL: St. Helena, Napa Co., California
  • Hyloicus chersis pallescens Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 129.; TL: Prescott, Arizona

  • Sphinx chersis, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Sphinx chersis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphinx chersis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Sphinx chersis, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Sphinx chersis; [HMW]

  Larva on Syringa vulgaris, Fraxinus , Ligustrum , Prunus , Populus tremuloides [MNA21]

  • S. c. chersis Mexico, ...?

    • Sphinx chersis chersis; [MABL]
  • S. c. mexicanus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Mexico, ...?

    • Sphinx chersis mexicanus; [HMW]; [MABL]
• Sphinx chisoya (Schaus, 1932) Mexico. See [maps] Chisoya Sphinx

  • Hyloicus chisoya Schaus, 1932; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 22: 141; TL: Mexico

  • Sphinx chisoya, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphinx chisoya, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphinx chisoya; [HMW]; [MABL]
• Sphinx constricta Butler, 1885

  • Sphinx constricta, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

  • Sphinx constricta; [HMW]
• Sphinx crassistriga (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

  • Sphinx crassistriga crassistriga, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

  • Sphinx crassistriga; [HMW]
  • S. c. aino Kishida, 1990

    • Sphinx crassistriga aino, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

    • Sphinx crassistriga aino; [HMW]
• Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881 Arizona. See [maps] Doll's Sphinx

  • Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881; Papilio 1 (9): 149; TL: Prescott, Arizona
  • Sphinx coloradus Smith, 1887; Entom. Amer. 3: 153; TL: Colorado
  • Sphinx dolli australis Clark, 1922; Proc. New England Zool. Cl. 8: 7; TL: Washington Mts., 30 mi SE of Nogales, Arizona

  • Sphinx dollii, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Sphinx dollii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphinx dollii, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Sphinx dollii, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Sphinx dolli; Haxaire, 2002, Lambillionea 102 (4, I): 461, f. 1c-e, 2b (m.gen)
  • Sphinx dollii; [HMW]; [MABL]

  Larva on Juniperus deppeana [MNA21]

• Sphinx drupiferarum J. E. Smith, 1797 Nova Scotia - NA.Georgia, Mississippi - Arkansas, Kansas - Colorado, Utah, California, Maryland, Virginia, British Columbia. See [maps] Wild Cherry Sphinx

  • Sphinx drupiferarum J. E. Smith, 1797; in Smith & Abbot, Nat. Hist. Rarer Lepid. Ins. Georgia 1: 71, pl. 36; TL: Georgia
  • Sphinx utahensis H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (7): 115; TL: So. Utah
  • Sphinx drupiferarum marginalis Clark, 1936; Proc. New England Zool. Cl. 15: 71; TL: Riding Mts., Manitoba

  • Sphinx drupiferarum, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Sphinx drupiferarum, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphinx drupiferarum, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphinx drupiferarum; [HMW]

  Larva on Malus sylvestris, Prunus , Celtis occidentalis, Syringa vulgaris [MNA21]

• Sphinx eremitoides Strecker, 1874 Kansas - Texas, New Mexico, Colorado. See [maps] Sage Sphinx

  • Sphinx eremitoides Strecker, 1874; Lep. Rhopal. Het. (10): 93; TL: Kansas

  • Sphinx eremitoides, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphinx eremitoides; [HMW]

  Larva on Salvia [MNA21]

• Sphinx eremitus (Hübner, [1823]) North Carolina - Arkansas, Colorado, Manitoba, Michigan, New York. See [maps] Hermit Sphinx

  • Agrius eremitus Hübner, [1823]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 2: pl. [166]
  • Sphinx sordida Harris, 1839; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, 36 (2): 296
  • Sphinx eremitus mccrearyi Clark, 1929; Proc. New England Zool. Cl. 11: 22; TL: McCreary, Manitoba

  • Sphinx eremitus; [HMW]

  Larva on Monarda , Mentha , Lycopis , Salvia [MNA21]

• Sphinx formosana Riotte, 1970

  • Sphinx formosana, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

  • Sphinx formosana; [HMW]
• Sphinx franckii Neumoegen, 1893 New Jersey - South Carolina, Mississippi, Missouri. See [maps] Franck's Sphinx

  • Sphinx franckii Neumoegen, 1893; Ent. News 4 (4): 133; TL: Kansas City,Missouri

  • Sphinx franckii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphinx franckii, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Sphinx franckii, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]

  • Sphinx franckii; [HMW]

  Larva on Fraxinus [MNA21]

• Sphinx geminus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Mexico. See [maps] Gemmed Sphinx

  • Hyloicus geminus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 123, pl. 11, f. 3; TL: Jalapa, Mexico

  • Sphinx geminus, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphinx geminus; [HMW]
  • Sphinx gemina; [MABL]
• Sphinx gordius Cramer, [1780] Florida - Newfoundland - Alberta - Colorado, Utah. See [maps] Apple Sphinx

  • Sphinx gordius Cramer, [1780]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 75 (index), pl. 247, fig. B; TL: Virginia
  • Sphinx gordius campestris McDunnough, 1931; Can. ent. 63: 73; TL: Aweme, Manitoba
    • = ; [HMW]

  • Sphinx gordius, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphinx gordius, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphinx gordius; [HMW]

  Larva on Malus sylvestris, Rosa carolina, Malus ioensis, Fraxinus , Myrica aspleniifolia, Vaccinium , Gaylussacia , Larix laricina, Picea glauca [MNA21]

  • S. g. oslari (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

    • Hyloicus gordius oslari Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 136; TL: Glenwood Springs, Colorado

    • Sphinx gordius oslari; [HMW]
• Sphinx istar (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Guatemala - Mexico, Arizona, Texas. See [maps] Istar Sphinx

  • Hyloicus istar Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 126, pl. 12, fig. 2; TL: Mexico

  • Sphinx istar, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Sphinx istar; [HMW]; [MABL]
• Sphinx justiciae Walker, 1856

  • Sphinx justiciae Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 229; TL: Rio Janeiro
  • anteros (Ménétriés, 1857)

  • Sphinx justiciae; [HMW]; Eitschberger, 2002, (name)

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Sphinx justiciae (= Sphinx merops); Godman & Salvin, 1881, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 23
• Sphinx kalmiae J. E. Smith, 1797 NA.Georgia - Newfoundland - SE.Saskatchewan - Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, Michigan. See [maps] Laurel Sphinx

  • Sphinx kalmiae J. E. Smith, 1797; in Smith & Abbot, Nat. Hist. Rarer Lepid. Ins. Georgia 1: 73, pl. 37; TL: Georgia

  • Sphinx kalmiae, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphinx kalmiae, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphinx kalmiae; [HMW]

  Larva on Kalmia latifolia, Syringa vulgaris, Ligustrum , Fraxinus , Populus , Chionanthus virginicus [MNA21]

• Sphinx leucophaeata Clemens, 1859 Mexico, Guatemala. See [maps]

  • Sphinx leucophaeata Clemens, 1859; J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 4 (2): 168; TL: Texas
  • aequinoctialis (Boisduval, 1870)
  • Sphinx lanceolata R. Felder, [1874]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 78, fig. 3; TL: Mexico

  • Sphinx leucophaeata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphinx leucophaeata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphinx lanceolata; Godman & Salvin, 1881, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 23
  • Sphinx leucophaeata; Godman & Salvin, 1881, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 23; [HMW]; [MABL]
• Sphinx libocedrus H. Edwards, 1881 Texas, Arizona. See [maps] Incense Cedar Sphinx

  • Sphinx libocedrus H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (7): 115; TL: Prescott, Arizona
  • Sphinx insolita Lintner, 1884; Papilio 4 (7/8): 145; TL: Lomita Ranch, 6 miles above Hidalgo, Rio Grande, Texas

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

  • Sphinx libocedrus; [HMW]

  Larva on Forestiera neomexicana [MNA21]

  • S. l. libocedrus Mexico, ...?

    • Sphinx libocedrus libocedrus; [MABL]
  • S. l. achotla Mooser, 1944 Mexico, ...?

    • Sphinx libocedrus achotla; [HMW]; [MABL]
• Sphinx ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 Palearctic, Japan, Algeria. See [maps] Syreenikiitäjä Ligustersvärmare Ligustersvaermer Sirelisuru Privet Hawk-moth Ligusterschwärmer Sphinx du Troène fagyalszender

  • Sphinx ligustri Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 490, n. 7
  • Sphinx spiraeae Esper, 1800; Die. Schmett., Th. II (Suppl.) Abs. 2 (8-9): 21, pl. 42, f. 1
  • nisseni (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
  • albescens (Tutt, 1904)
  • brunnea (Tutt, 1904)
  • incerta (Tutt, 1904)
  • intermedia (Tutt, 1904)
  • lutescens (Tutt, 1904)
  • obscura (Tutt, 1904)
  • pallida (Tutt, 1904)
  • subpallida (Tutt, 1904)
  • typica (Tutt, 1904)
  • unifasciata (Gschwandner, 1912)
  • rosacea (Rebel, 1910)
  • Sphinx ligustri nisseni Rothschild & Jordan, 1916; Novit. Zool. 23 (2): 253; TL: Algeria, Hamman Meskoutine
    • = ; [HMW]
  • grisea (Closs, 1917)
  • fraxini (Dannehl, 1925)
  • perversa (Gehlen, 1928)
  • seydeli (Debauche, 1934)
  • brunnescens (Lempke, 1959)
  • postrufescens (Lempke, 1959)
  • cingulata (Lempke, 1964)
  • Sphinx ligustri weryi Rungs, 1977; Alexanor, 10: 187
    • = ; [HMW]
  • Sphinx ligustri eichleri Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1992; Atalanta 23: 245-247
    • = ; [HMW]
  • zolotuhini (Eitschberger & Lukhtanov, 1996)

  • Sphinx ligustri, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Sphinx ligustri, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Sphinx ligustri, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Sphinx ligustri, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
  • Sphinx ligustri, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
  • Sphinx ligustri, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
  • Sphinx ligustri, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

  • Sphinx ligustri; [HMW]; [RFEL]

  800x583 (~114Kb) e.l Piasek near Czestochowa, central Poland, September 1997, Photo © Marek Michalski	750x484 (~42Kb) larva Finland, Järvenpää 670:39, 15.7.1985, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen	600x900 (~51Kb) larva Finland, U: Järvenpää 670:39, (ex. ovo) 25.6.1977, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen
  900x596 (~45Kb) ova Finland, U: Järvenpää 670:39, (ex.) 17.6.1977, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen	780x900 (~50Kb) larva Finland, U: Järvenpää 670:39, 5.8.1979, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen	601x400 (~91Kb) Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch
  601x400 (~39Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	943x610 (~125Kb) female Belgium, Antwerpen, 21.7.2004, Photo © Toon Verbruggen	943x609 (~111Kb) female Belgium, Antwerpen, 21.7.2004, Photo © Toon Verbruggen
  962x620 (~63Kb) female Belgium, Antwerpen, 21.7.2004, Photo © Toon Verbruggen	1081x520 (~124Kb)

  Larva on Ribes aureum, Rubus idaeus, Spiraea , S. salicifolia, S. chamaedryfolia, Sorbaria sorbifolia, Aruncus silvestris, Malus domestica, Fraxinus excelsior, Syringa vulgaris, S. josikaea, Viburnum opulus, Lonicera tatarica, L. xylosteum, Symphoricarpos rivularis [SPRK], Syringa amurensis, Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Vaccinium [RFEL], Ligustrum

  • S. l. amurensis Oberthür, 1886

    • Sphinx ligustri var. amurensis Oberthür, 1886
    • Sphinx ligustsri chishimensis Matsumura, 1929
      • = Sphinx ligustri amurensis ; [RFEL]

    • Sphinx ligustri amurensis; [RFEL]
• Sphinx lugens Walker, 1856 Mexico. See [maps]

  • Sphinx lugens Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 219; TL: Mexico
  • Sphinx andromedae Boisduval, 1870; Considérations Lépid. Guatemala: 74; TL: Honduras

  • Sphinx lugens; Godman & Salvin, 1881, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 23; [HMW]; [MABL]
• Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859 Nova Scotia - New Jersey, Michigan, Wisconsin - Alberta, Utah. See [maps] Clemen's Sphinx

  • Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859; J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 4 (2): 172; TL: Wisconsin (pine forests)
  • Sphinx luscitiosa var. una Skinner, 1903; Ent. News 14 (6): 168; TL: Brooklyn, New York
  • Sphinx luscitiosa r. bombax Barnes & Benjamin, 1927; Can. Ent. 59: 4; TL: Provo, Utah
  • Sphinx luscitiosa borealis Clark, 1931; Proc. New England Zool. Cl. 12: 77; TL: Charlton, Ontario, Canada
  • Sphinx luscitiosa benjamini Clark, 1932; Proc. New England Zool. Cl. 13: 42; TL: Charlton, Ontario

  • Sphinx luscitiosa, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Sphinx luscitiosa, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Sphinx luscitiosa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphinx luscitiosa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphinx luscitiosa; [HMW]

  Larva on Salix , Populus , Betula [MNA21]

• Sphinx maura Burmeister, 1880 N.Argentina. See [maps]

  • Sphinx maura Burmeister, 1880; Descr. phys. Rép. Arg. 5, Atlas (2): 57; TL: Tucuman

  • Sphinx maura; [HMW]; Eitschberger, 2002, (name)
• Sphinx maurorum (Jordan, 1931) SWEU, Atlas Mts., Rif Mts.. See [maps]

  • Hyloicus pinastri maurorum Jordan, 1931; Novit. Zool. 36: 243; TL: Hammam R'Irha, Algeria
  • Hyloicus pinastri massiliensis Jordan, 1931; Novit. Zool. 36: 243

  • Sphinx maurorum, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Sphinx maurorum, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Sphinx maurorum, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]

  • Sphinx maurorum; [HMW]

  Larva on Pinus , Pinus halepensis, P. pinaster [Tony Pittaway]

• Sphinx merops Boisduval, 1870 Mexico, Ecuador. See [maps]

  • Sphinx merops Boisduval, 1870; ; TL: Honduras, Mexico
  • judsoni (Schaus, 1932)
    • = ; [HMW]
  • monjena (Schaus, 1932)
    • = ; [HMW]

  • Sphinx merops; [HMW]; [MABL]
• Sphinx morio (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Japan. See [maps]

  • Hyloicus morio Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

  • Sphinx morio morio, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

  • Sphinx morio; [HMW]; [RFEL]

  Larva on Larix , Abies , Pinus , Picea [RFEL]

  • S. m. arestus (Jordan, 1931)

    • Hyloicus pinastri arestus Jordan, 1931; Novit. Zool. 36: 244-245; TL: Amurland and ussuri
    • Sphinx hakodoensis Bang-Haas, 1936
      • = Sphinx morio arestus ; [RFEL]
    • Sphinx laricis Ruzkhov, 1972
      • = Sphinx morio arestus ; [RFEL]
    • Hyloicus morio heilongjiangensis Zhao & Zhang, 1992
      • = Sphinx morio arestus ; [RFEL]

    • Sphinx morio arestus, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
    • Sphinx morio arestus, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

    • Sphinx morio arestus; [HMW]; [RFEL]
  • S. m. inouei (Owada & Kogi, 1992)

    • Sphinx morio inouei, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

    • Sphinx morio inouei; [HMW]
• Sphinx nogueirai Haxaire, 2002 Mexico (Sonora). See [maps]

  • Sphinx nogueirai Haxaire, 2002; Lambillionea 102 (4, I): 459, f. 1a-b, 2a (m.gen); TL: Mexico, Sonora, Route de Yecora à Santa Rosa, "Nueva Galicia" 1695m
• Sphinx oberthueri (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

  • jordani (Mell, 1922)
  • thailandica (Inoue, 1991)

  • Sphinx oberthueri, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

  • Sphinx oberthueri; [HMW]
• Sphinx perelegans H. Edwards, 1873 California - British Columbia. See [maps] Elegant Sphinx

  • Sphinx perelegans H. Edwards, 1873; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 5 (1): 109; TL: Gilroy, Santa Clara Co., California
  • Sphinx vancouverensis H. Edwards, 1873; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 5 (1): 111; TL: Esquimault, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

  • Sphinx perelegans, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Sphinx perelegans, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphinx perelegans, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Sphinx perelegans, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]

  • Sphinx perelegans; [HMW]; [MABL]
• Sphinx phalerata Kernbach, 1955 N.Argentina. See [maps]

  • Sphinx phalerata Kernbach, 1955; Zeitschrift Lepid. 3: 101-103, f. 1, 2a-b; TL: N.Argentina, Tucuman

  • Sphinx phalerata; [HMW]; Eitschberger, 2002, (name)
• Sphinx pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 Palearctic, N.America. See [maps] Mäntykiitäjä Tallsvärmare Fyrresvaermer Männisuru Pine Hawk-moth Kiefernschwärmer Tannenpfeil Sphinx du Pin Esfinge del Pino

  • Sphinx pinastri Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 492, n. 20
  • Sphinx piceae Gleditsch, 1775; Forstwissenschaft 1: 501
  • Sphinx saniptri Strecker, 1876; Lep. Rhopal. Het. (13): 118, pl. 13, f. 18; TL: Canada; Reading, Pennsylvania
  • Hyloicus asiaticus Butler, 1875; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1875: 260
  • fasciata (Lampa, 1885)
  • brunnea (Spuler, 1903)
  • grisea (Tutt, 1904)
  • grisea-distincta (Tutt, 1904)
  • grisea-mediopuncta (Tutt, 1904)
  • grisea-transversa (Tutt, 1904)
  • typica-virgata (Tutt, 1904)
  • unicolor (Tutt, 1904)
  • virgata (Tutt, 1904)
  • albicans (Austaut, 1907)
  • fuliginosa (Lambillion, 1907)
  • ferrea (Closs, 1920)
  • vittata (Closs, 1920)
  • minor (Stephan, 1924)
  • rubida (Cabeau, 1925)
  • semilugens (Andreas, 1925)
  • Hyloicus pinastri ab. albescens Cockayne, 1926; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 38: 65
  • Hyloicus pinastri ab. albicolor Cockayne, 1926; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 38: 65
  • stehri (Stephan, 1926)
  • Hyloicus pinastri cenisius Jordan, 1931; Novit. Zool. 36: 243
  • Hyloicus pinastri medialis Jordan, 1931; Novit. Zool. 36: 243
  • Sphinx pinastri ab. albescens Schnaider, 1950; Polskie Pismo. Ent. 19 (3-4): 245
  • bicolor (Lempke, 1959)
  • nigrescens (Lempke, 1959)
  • cingulata (Lempke, 1964)
  • Hyloicus pinastri euximus Derzhavets, 1979; Ent. Obozr. 58: (112-115)
  • selon (de Freina & Witt, 1987)

  • Sphinx pinastri, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Sphinx pinastri, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Sphinx pinastri, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Sphinx pinastri, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphinx pinastri, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Sphinx pinastri, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
  • Sphinx pinastri, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]

  550x812 (~65Kb) FINLAND, St: Säkylä, 677:25, 19.6.1998 Photo © Markku Savela	600x989 (~66Kb) FINLAND, St: Säkylä, 677:25, 19.6.1998 Photo © Markku Savela	900x594 (~44Kb) larva Finland, Kuhmoinen, (ex. ovo) 16.8.1981, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen
  755x759 (~104Kb) Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 14.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov	773x638 (~99Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 21.5.7.2014 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov	831x427 (~70Kb)

  Larva on Pinus silvestris, P. strobus, P. cembra, Larix sibirica, L. decidua, Picea abies [SPRK]

• Sphinx pitzahuac Mooser, 1948 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Sphinx pitzahuac; [HMW]; [MABL]
• Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828

  • Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828; Ill. Br. Ent. (Haustellata) 1 (2): 123
  • Sphinx gordius borealis Clark, 1920; Proc. New England Zool. Club 7: 69; TL: Gull Lake,Muskoka, Ontario
  • Sphinx gordius f. coxeyi Cadbury, 1931; Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 57 (3): 319, pl. 28, f. 3-4; TL: Greenly Island, [Quebec]

  • Sphinx poecila, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Sphinx poecila, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphinx poecila, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphinx poecila; [HMW]
• Sphinx porioni Cadiou, 1995 Peru, .... See [maps]

  • Sphinx porioni Cadiou, 1995; Lambillionea 95: 500-501, f. 26-27; TL: Peru, Jaen, Cajamarca, Pucaara, Rio Huancabamba, 900m

  • Sphinx porioni; [HMW]; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 69-75, pl. 4, f. 1-2
• Sphinx praelongus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Sphinx praelongus; [HMW]
  • Sphinx praelonga; [MABL]
• Sphinx pseudostigmatica Gehlen, 1928 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Sphinx pseudostigmatica; [HMW]; [MABL]
• Sphinx separata Neumoegen, 1885 Colorado - New Mexico, Arizona, Mexico. See [maps] Separated Sphinx

  • Sphinx separatus Neumoegen, 1885; Entom. Amer. 1: 92; TL: New Mexico
  • melaena (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)

  • Sphinx separatus; [HMW]
  • Sphinx separata; [MABL]

  Larva on Lycopersicon esculentum? [MNA21]

• Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868 Colorado, California - Oregon, Arizona. See [maps] Sequoia Sphinx

  • Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 12: 66; TL: Sequoia forest, California
  • Sphinx dolli engelhardti Clark, 1919; Proc. New England Zool. Club 6: 104; TL: Bellevue, Washington Co., Utah
    • = ; [HMW]

  • Sphinx sequoiae, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Sphinx sequoiae, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphinx sequoiae, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphinx sequoiae engelhardti;
  • Sphinx sequoiae; [HMW]; [MABL]

  identification uncertain 700x880 (~167Kb) USA: LepSoc mothing trip to Copper Canyon, Cochise Co., Arizona, 4.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

  Larva on Juniperus californica, J. osteosperma [MNA21]

• Sphinx smithi Cadiou, 1998 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Sphinx smithi, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphinx smithi; [HMW]; [MABL]
• Sphinx tricolor Clark, 1923

  • Sphinx tricolor; [HMW]
• Sphinx vashti Strecker, [1878] Texas - California, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba. See [maps] Vashti Sphinx

  • Sphinx vashti Strecker, [1878]; Lep. Rhopal. Het. (15): 136, pl. 15, f. 4; TL: Arizona
  • Sphinx albescens Tepper, 1881; Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 4 (1): 1, pl. 1, f. 3; TL: Colorado
  • Sphinx mordecai McDunnough, 1923; Can. Ent. 55: 148; TL: Penticton, British Columbia
  • Hyloicus gerhardi Barnes & Benjamin, 1924; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 26 (6): 166; TL: Clark Co., Nevada

  • Sphinx vashti, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Sphinx vashti, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Sphinx vashti, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Sphinx vashti; [HMW]

  identification uncertain 1000x942 (~162Kb) USA: Washington, Chelan Co., LepSoc 2010 Moth Night at Eagle Creek, 9.7.2010, Photo © Markku Savela

  Larva on Symphoricarpos albus [MNA21]

• Sphinx xantus Cary, 1963 Baja California, Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Sphinx xantus Cary, 1963; Ann. Carn. Mus. 36: 196-197, f. 3; TL: Mexico, San José del Cabo, Baja California

  • Sphinx xantus; [HMW]
  • Sphinx xanthus[sic?]; [MABL]

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.