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Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758

Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 489, TS: Sphinx ligustri
Sphynx Pallas, 1771
Spectrum Scopoli, 1777; Introd. Hist. nat.: 413, TS: Sphinx ligustri
Herse Oken, 1815; Lehrbuch Naturgesch. 3 (Zool.) (1): 762, TS: Sphinx ligustri
Hyloicus Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (9): 138, TS: Sphinx pinastri
Lethia Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (9): 140, TS: Sphinx gordius
Herse Agassiz, 1846; Nomina syst. Gen. Lep. : 35, TS: Sphinx ligustri
Hyloecus Agassiz, 1846
Lintneria Butler, 1877; Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 9 (19) : 620, TS: Agrius eremitus
Gargantua Kirby, 1892; Syn. Cat. Lepid. Het. 1 : 692, TS: Agrius eremitus
Hyloecus Kuznetsova, 1906; (preocc.)
Mesosphinx Cockerell, 1920; Can. Ent., 52: 33, TS: Sphinx separatus
Sphinx, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Sphinx, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Sphinx, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Sphinx ; Godman & Salvin, 1881, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 23
Sphinx (Sphinginae) ; [MABL]
Sphinx (Sphingini) ; [HMW, 17]

Sphinx adumbrata (Dyar, 1912)

Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Sphinx adumbrata ; [HMW]; [MABL]

Sphinx arthuri Rothschild, 1897

Ecuador, Bolivia. See [About 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 [About 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 [About 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 [About maps] Sphinx balsae ; [HMW]; [MABL]

Sphinx canadensis Boisduval, [1875]

Newfoundland - New York, Ohio, Michigan, W.Ontario, Missouri, Arkansas. See [About 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, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images [Lynn Scott]
Sphinx canadensis ; [HMW]

Larva on Fraxinus americana [MNA21]

Sphinx chersis (Hübner, [1823])

NA. See [About maps] Great Ash Sphinx
Lethia chersis Hübner, [1823]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 2 : pl. [167]
Sphinx cinerea Harris, 1839; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ?34: 295, TL: Massachusetts
Sphinx oreodaphne H. Edwards, 1873; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 5 : 109, TL: St. Helena, Napa Co., California
Hyloicus chersis pallescens Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 129., TL: Prescott, Arizona
Sphinx chersis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Sphinx chersis, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Sphinx chersis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Sphinx chersis, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images [Lynn Scott]
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 [About maps] Chisoya Sphinx
Hyloicus chisoya Schaus, 1932; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 22 : 141, TL: Mexico
Sphinx chisoya, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Sphinx chisoya ; [HMW]; [MABL]

Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881

Arizona. See [About 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, 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 [About 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, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Sphinx drupiferarum, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
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 [About 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 [About maps] Hermit Sphinx
Agrius eremitus Hübner, [1823]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 2 : pl. [166]
Sphinx sordida Harris, 1839; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ?34: 296
Sphinx eremitus mccrearyi Clark, 1929; Proc. New England Zool. Cl. 11: 22, TL: McCreary, Manitoba
Sphinx eremitus, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Sphinx eremitus ; [HMW]

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

Sphinx franckii Neumoegen, 1893

New Jersey - South Carolina, Mississippi, Missouri. See [About 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 [About 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 [About 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, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images [Lynn Scott]
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 [About maps] Istar Sphinx
Hyloicus istar Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.) : 126, : pl. 12, fig. 2, TL: Mexico
Sphinx istar, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Sphinx istar, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Sphinx istar ; [HMW]; [MABL]

Sphinx kalmiae J. E. Smith, 1797

NA.Georgia - Newfoundland - SE.Saskatchewan - Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, Michigan. See [About 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, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images [Lynn Scott]
Sphinx kalmiae ; [HMW]

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

Sphinx leucophaeata Clemens, 1859

Mexico, Guatemala. See [About 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, 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 [About 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 [About 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
Sphinx ligustri var. amurensis Oberthür, 1886
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
chishimensis Matsumura, 1929
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, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Sphinx ligustri, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Sphinx ligustri, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Sphinx ligustri, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Sphinx ligustri, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Sphinx ligustri, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Sphinx ligustri, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]
Sphinx ligustri, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Sphinx ligustri ; [HMW]

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], Ligustrum

Sphinx lugens Walker, 1856

Mexico. See [About 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 [About 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, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Sphinx luscitiosa, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
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 [About 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 [About 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, 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 [About 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 [About maps] Sphinx morio morio, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]
Sphinx morio ; [HMW]

S. m. arestus (Jordan, 1931)

Hyloicus pinastri arestus Jordan, 1931; Novit. Zool. 36 : 244-245, TL: Amurland and ussuri
hakodoensis O. Bang-Haas, 1936
laricis Ruzkhov, 1972
heilongjiangensis (Zhao & Zhang, 1992)
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]

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 [About 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 perelegans H. Edwards, 1873

California - British Columbia. See [About maps] Elegant Sphinx
Sphinx perelegans H. Edwards, 1873; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 5 : 109, TL: Gilroy, Santa Clara Co., California
Sphinx vancouverensis H. Edwards, 1873; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 5 : 111, TL: Esquimault, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
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 [About 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 [About 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)
albescens (Cockayne, 1926)
albicolor (Cockayne, 1926)
stehri Stephan, 1926
Hyloicus pinastri cenisius Jordan, 1931; Novit. Zool. 36 : 243
Hyloicus pinastri medialis Jordan, 1931; Novit. Zool. 36 : 243
albescens Schnaider, 1950
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, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Sphinx pinastri, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Sphinx pinastri, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Sphinx pinastri, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Sphinx pinastri, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
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	831x427 (~70Kb)

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

Sphinx pitzahuac Mooser, 1948

Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Sphinx pitzahuac ; [HMW]; [MABL]

Sphinx porioni Cadiou, 1995

Peru, .... See [About 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 [About maps] Sphinx praelongus ; [HMW]
Sphinx praelonga ; [MABL]

Sphinx pseudostigmatica Gehlen, 1928

Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Sphinx pseudostigmatica ; [HMW]; [MABL]

Sphinx separata Neumoegen, 1885

Colorado - New Mexico, Arizona, Mexico. See [About maps] Separated Sphinx
Sphinx separatus Neumoegen, 1885; Entom. Amer. 1: 92, TL: New Mexico
melaena Rothschild & Jordan, 1916
Sphinx separatus, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Sphinx separata, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Sphinx separatus ; [HMW]
Sphinx separata ; [MABL]

Larva on Lycopersicon esculentum? [MNA21]

Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868

Colorado, California - Oregon, Arizona. See [About 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, 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 [About maps] Sphinx smithi, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Sphinx smithi, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Sphinx smithi ; [HMW]; [MABL]

Sphinx vashti Strecker, [1878]

Texas - California, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba. See [About 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, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Sphinx vashti, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Sphinx vashti, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Sphinx vashti ; [HMW]

Larva on Symphoricarpos albus [MNA21]

Sphinx xantus Cary, 1963

Baja California, Mexico, ...?. See [About 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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References:

[ALBERTA]

University of Alberta, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum; Browse Entomology Collection

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAMONA]

Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[BCA]

electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA

[Bruce Walsh]

Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona

[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

[ESP]

Heppner, 1981; The dates of E. J. C. Esper's Die Schmetterlinge in Abblidungen... 1776-[1830]; Archives of Natural History (1981) 10 (2): 251-254

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[HMW]

Kitching & Cadiou, 2000; Hawkmoths of the World; An annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)

[Ian Kimber]

http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/

[Kimmo Silvonen]

Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site

[LAMAS-NEO]

Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)

[Lynn Scott]

Moths of the Ottawa Area; Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images

[MABL]

Manuel A. Balcázar Lara; Palomillas de México

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[MNA21]

Ronald W. Hodges, 1971; The Moths of America North of Mexico; Fascicle 21; SPHINGOIDEA

[MPG]

North American Moth Photographers Group

[Marek Michalski]

Lodz, Poland; e-mail: Marek Michalski

[Michael Borsch]

Geesthacht, Germany; contact through; e-mail: Francisco Welter-Schultes

[NORLEP]

Norges Sommerfugler

[Pertti Pakkanen]

e-mail: Pertti Pakkanen; Butterfly and moth observations from Finland

[SPRK]

Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

[Tony Pittaway]

WWW pages; Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic; Saturniidae of the Western Palaearctic; Sphingidae of China (and adjacent regions)

[Toon Verbruggen]

Toon Verbruggen

[Wahlberg]

Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group

Some related literature:

Agassiz, 1846

Nomina systematica Generum Lepidopterorum, tam viventium quam fossilium Nomina syst. Gen. Lep. : 1-70

Barnes & Benjamin, 1924

A new Sphingid from Nevada (Lepidoptera) Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 26 (6) : 166

Barnes & Benjamin, 1927

Notes and new species (Lepid.) Can. Ent. 59: 4-10

Boisduval, 1868

Lépidoptères de la Californie Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 12 : 5-28,37-94

Boisduval, 1870

Considerations sur des Lépidoptères envoyés du Guatemala à M. de l'Orza Considérations Lépid. Guatemala: 100pp

Boisduval, [1875]

Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres Hétérocéres. Tome Premier. Sphingides, Sésiides, Castnides Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. Hétérocères, 1 : 1-568, pl. 1-11

Burmeister, 1880

Description physique de la République Argentine d'après des observations personelles et étrangeres Descr. phys. Rép. Arg. 5, Atlas (1): 1-40, pl. 1-13 (1879), (2): 41-60, pl. 14-24 (1880), (3): 61-64, pl. [25] ([1881])

Butler, 1875

Descriptions of new species of Sphingidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1875 : 238-261, pl. 36-37

Butler, 1877

Revision of the heterocerous Lepidoptera of the family Sphingidae Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 9 (19) : 511-644, pl. 90-94

Cadbury, 1931

A New Form of Sphinx gordius (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 57 (3) : 318-320

Cadiou, 1995

Seven new species of Sphingidae Lambillionea 95: 499-515

Cary, 1963

Reports on the Margaret M. Cary and Carnegie Museum Expedition to Baja California, Mexico, 1961. 2. The Family Sphingidae Ann. Carn. Mus. 36: 193-204

Clark, 1919

Some undescribed Sphingidae Proc. New England Zool. Club 6 : 99-114, 4pls

Clark, 1920

Sixteen new Sphingidae Proc. New England Zool. Club 7 : 65-78

Clark, 1922

Twenty-five new Sphingidae Proc. New England Zool. Cl. 8 : 1-23

Clark, 1929

Sundry notes on Sphingidae, descriptions of sixteen new forms and of one new genus Proc. New England Zool. Cl. 11: 7-24

Clark, 1931

Descriptions of seven new Sphingidae and a note on one other Proc. New England Zool. Cl. 12: 77-83

Clark, 1932

Descriptions of four new Sphingidae and notes concerning two others Proc. New England Zool. Cl. 13: 39-42

Clemens, 1859

Synopsis of the North American Sphingides J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 4 (2): 97-190

Cramer, [1780]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779), (22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]), (23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)

H. Edwards, 1873

Pacific Coast Lepidoptera. - No. 1. Description of some new of imperfectly known Heterocera Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 5 : 109-161

H. Edwards, 1881

Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera Papilio 1 (7) : 115-121

Eitschberger, 2002

Das (f.) von Sphinx porioni Cadiou, 1995 Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 69-75

Esper, 1800

Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil II. Supplement. Zweiter Abscnitt. Die Abendschmetterlinge Die. Schmett., Th. II (Suppl.) Abs. 2 (1-2): 1-4, pl. 37 (1789), (3-4): 5-12, pl. [38-40] ([1789]), (5-6): 13-16, pl. 41 (1794), ([7]): 17-20 (1798), (8-9): 21-40 pl. 42-46 (1800), (10): 41-52, pl. 47 ([1803-1804])

R. Felder, [1874]

Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]), (2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865), (3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867), (4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) , (5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Vers.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Godman & Salvin, 1881

Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490, 3: pl. 1-101

Haxaire, 2002

Sphinx nogueirai, nouveau Sphingidae du Sonora Lambillionea 102 (4, I): 459-462

Hübner, [1823]

Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge, Vol. 2 ([1819] - [1827]) Samml. exot. Schmett. 2 : pl. [90], [180], [223] (1819), : pl. [2], [12], [16], [78], [141], [182] (1820), : pl. [11], [13], [24], [77], [83], [97], [102-103], [108-109], [116-117], [122], [147], [150], [164], [183], [195], [197], [212-214] (1821), : pl. [14], [18-19], [26], [38-39], [43], [68], [70-71], [74], [84], [86], [92], [94-95], [106], [114], [121], [161], [169], [174], [177-178], [184], [194], [200], [204-205], [207-208], [210] (1821), : pl. [33], [72], [76], [115], [131], [138-139], [153], [198], [211], [218], [220] (1822), : pl. [32], [75], [81], [93], [105], [129] (1822), : pl. [1], [6], [22-23], [25], [27], [29-31], [34-37], [40-42], [48], [50-53], [56], [58-59], [64-66], [69], [73], [87], [89], [91], [96], [98-101], [110], [124], [128], [130], [132-137], [142], [155-158], [160], [162-163], [165-167], [170-173], [175-176], [187-188], [196], [199], [201-202], [206], [215-216], [219], [222], [224] (1823), : pl. [54], [118], [143], [149], [159] [179], [181], [185], [203], [217] (1824), : pl. [3-5], [8-10], [15], [20], [45], [49], [55], [60], [62-63], [67], [79-80], [88], [104], [111-113], [120], [125], [127], [140], [144-146], [148], [151-152], [154], [168], [189-193], [221], [225] (1825), : pl. [7], [17], [21], [28], [44], [46-47], [57], [61], [82], [123], [126] (1826), : pl. [85], [119], [186], [209] (1827), : (Index Systematicus) [1-4] (1827-1832)

Hübner, [1819]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

Jordan, 1931

On the geographical variation of the Pine Hawk-Moth, Hyloicus pinastri Novit. Zool. 36 : 243-249

Kirby, 1892

A synonymic catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera (Moths). Sphinges and Bombyces Syn. Cat. Lepid. Het. 1 : 1-951

Linnaeus, 1758

Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824

Lintner, 1884

On some Rio Grande Lepidoptera Papilio 4 (7/8) : 135-147

McDunnough, 1923

Notes on the identity of Sphinx vancouverensis Edw. (Lepid.) Can. Ent. 55: 147-148

McDunnough, 1931

A new race of Sphinx gordius (Lepid.) Can. ent. 63: 73

Neumoegen, 1881

A little beauty from northern Arizona Papilio 1 (9) : 149

Neumoegen, 1885

Descriptions of new Lepidoptera Entom. Amer. 1: 92-94

Neumoegen, 1893

Description of a new Sphinx and some notes on S. coloradus Smith Ent. News 4 (4) : 133-134

Rothschild, 1897

Some new species of Heterocera Novit. Zool. 4 (2): 307-313

Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphingidae Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.) : 1-813, : 815-972, pl. 1-67

Rothschild & Jordan, 1916

Further corrections and additions to our "Revision of the Sphingidae" Novit. Zool. 23 (2): 247-263

Schaus, 1932

New species of Sphingidae and Saturniidae in the U. S. National Museum J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 22 : 137-148

Scopoli, 1777

Introductio ad Historiam naturalem sisteus Genera Lapidum, Plantarum et ANimalium detecta, Characteribus -- in tribus divisa, subinde ad Leges Naturae Introd. Hist. nat.: [x], 3-506 + [34 pp.]

Skinner, 1903

A New Variety of Sphinx Ent. News 14 (6) : 168

Stephens, 1828

Illustrations of British Entomology; or, a synopsis of indigenous insects: containing their generic and specific distinctions; with an account of their metamorphoses, times of appearance, localities, food, and economy, as far as practicable Ill. Br. Ent. (Haustellata) 1 (1): 1-56, pl. 1-9 (1827), (2): 57-150, pl. 10-12 (1828)

Strecker, 1874; Strecker, 1876; Strecker, [1878]

Lepidoptera, Rhopaloceres and Heteroceres, indigenous and exotic, with descriptions and colored illustrations Lep. Rhopal. Het. (1): 1-7, pl. 1 (1872), (2): 9-15, pl. 2 (1873), (3): 17-24, pl. 3 (1873), (4): 25-32, pl. 4 (1873), (5): 33-43, pl. 5 (1873), (6): 45-50, pl. 6 (1873), (7): 51-60, pl. 7 (1873), (8): 61-70, pl. 8 (1874), (9): 71-80, pl. 9 (1874), (10): 81-94, pl. 10 (1874), (11): 95-100, pl. 11 (1874), (12): 101-108, pl. 12 (1875), (13): 109-123, pl. 13 (1876), (14): 125-134, pl. 14 (1878), (15): 135-143, pl. 15 (1878)

Tepper, 1881

Descriptions of New Lepidoptera Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 4 (1) : 1-2

Walker, 1856

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 1-271 (1856)

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