Sphingidae
Hawkmoths, sphinx moths, and hornworm moths, a family with about 1,450 species worldwide. Best represented in the tropics but found worldwide. Many are known as fast fliers and some mimic hummingbirds and bumblebees in their feeding behavior.
Gary B created this list 5 years ago
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Proserpinus clarkiae - Clark's Day Sphinx -
Hemaris_tityus_- another lovely hawkmoth, not the fuciformis -
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Hawkmoth -
Privet Hawk Moth -
Headshot -
Body shot -
Bedstraw hawk-moth - Hyles gallii -
Hyles lineata -
Manduca sexta - Carolina Sphinx Moth (larva) -
Manduca sexta - Carolina Sphinx Moth (larva) -
Poplar hawk-moth - Laothoe populi -
Sphinx kalmiae (Laurel Sphinx) -
Lime Hawk-moth caterpillar - Mimas tiliae -
Lapara bombycoides -
Amorpha juglandis -
Small elephant hawk-moth - Deilephila porcellus -
Aellopos titan -
Smerinthus jamaicensis -
Smerinthus jamaicensis -
Erinnyis obscura -
Virginia Creeper Sphinx - Darapsa myron -
Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth -
Virginia Creeper Sphinx - Darapsa myron