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Updated as per James P. Tuttle's The Hawk Moths of North America, August 31, 2008
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The Sphingidae of
South Dakota
Amphion floridensis moth
courtesy of Bill Oehlke.
Click on one of the Scientific names to see images and access information. N.B., the files are
not linked back to this page. To return to
this index, simply use your browser back button.
I suspect there remain quite a few species present but unlisted on this page.
See Clay County list (accessed at bottom of this page).
Many thanks to Tom Midagh (TM) for the data he has contributed.
Most species have breeding populations throughout (T) the state. H. euphorbiae seems to be expanding (EXP) its
range and probably soon will be found throughout the state.
Sphinginae subfamily
Sphingini Tribe:
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Common Names
Four-horned or Elm Sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor)
Waved Sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa)
Hermit Sphinx (Lintneria eremitus)
Five-spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculatus)
Great Ash Sphinx (Sphinx chersis)
Wild Cherry Sphinx (Sphinx drupiferarum)
Clemens' Sphinx (Sphinx luscitiosa)
Snowberry Sphinx (Sphinx vashti)
Walnut Sphinx (Amorpha juglandis)
Modest Sphinx (Pachysphinx modesta)
Big poplar Sphinx (Pachysphinx occidentalis)
Blinded Sphinx (Paonias excaecata)
Small-eyed Sphinx (Paonias myops)
One-eyed Sphinx (Smerinthus cerisyi)
Twin-spotted Sphinx (Smerinthus jamaicenis)
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)
Achemon Sphinx (Eumorpha achemon)
Nessus Sphinx (Amphion floridensis)
Virginia Creeper Sphinx (Darapsa myron)
Lettered Sphinx (Deidamia inscriptum)
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae)
Bedstraw Hawkmoth (Hyles gallii)
White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
Juanita Sphinx (Proserpinus juanita)
Abbott's Sphinx (Sphecodina abbottii)
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On July 25, 2006, I received this email note from Tom Middagh: "Thought you
might be interested. Just got back from a little bug hunting in
Vermillion, South Dakota, July 21 and 22, right on the Missouri River.
We set up a light for a couple nights. I was surprised to see
five Hyles euphorbiae come in and sit on the sheet. I thought
they were gallium but different. When I got home, I had a chance to
take a closer look at the specimens and IDed them as
H. euphorbiae."
Tom also reports the following recent Sphingidae sightings
from Clay County:
M. quinquemaculata
S. abbottii (July 4, common)
S. jamaicensis
H. lineata
Hyles euphorbiae, courtesy of Tom Middagh.
In addition Tom has comfirmed many of the other
species on the Clay County checklist accessed below.
Individual county checklists for northeastern South Dakota:
Counties will be completed as sightings arrive.
Currently only those in red are active.
Individual county checklists for southeastern South Dakota:
Counties will be completed as sightings arrive.
Currently only those in red are active.
Individual county checklists for northwestern South Dakota:
Counties will be completed as sightings arrive.
Currently only those in red are active.
Individual county checklists for southwestern South Dakota:
Counties will be completed as sightings arrive.
Currently only those in red are active.
Smerinthus cerisyi reported Custer County, June 22, 2007, by
Zana Goulding.
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