| Moths of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge |
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Sphingidae (Sphinx or
Hawk Moths) |
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Status |
Early |
Late |
Method |
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| 3 |
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Pink-spotted Hawk Moth |
(Agrius cingulata) |
L |
22-Sep |
4-Oct |
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Stray from the south. 2 records: 22
Sept 86, 4 Oct 91. |
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| 3 |
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Five-spotted Hawk Moth |
(Manduca sexta) |
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Uncommon in late summer; 5 Aug 95 to
2 Sept 91. Larva: "Tomato Hornworm". |
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| 3 |
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Carolina Sphinx |
(Manduca sexta) |
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More common than above; 9 July 87
to 11 Aug 86; max. (3) on 9 July 87. Larva: "Tobacco Hornworm". |
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| 3 |
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Ello Sphinx |
(Erinnyis ello) |
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Stray from the south. 2 recorded on
16 Sept 91. |
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| 3 |
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Elm Sphinx |
(Ceratomia amyntor) |
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1 dead specimen found on 5 Aug 93
(NW); larva reported in Aug 93 (JI). |
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| 3 |
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Achemon Sphinx |
(Eumorpha achemon) |
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Rare. 1 seen 25 June 87; "rare
in July" (JI). |
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| 3 |
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Pandorus Sphinx |
(Eumorpha pandorus) |
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Much commoner than achemon; records
from 9 July 87 to 17 Aug 87. |
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| 3 |
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White-lined Sphinx |
(Hyles lineata) |
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Rare here; mostly a southern stray
(?) in late summer, to 10 Sept 91 (DR). Often a day-flyer. |
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| 4 |
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Waved Sphinx |
(Ceratomia undulosa) |
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Rare here (commoner inland);
"several in June 1990" (JI). |
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| 5 |
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Pawpaw Sphinx |
(Dolba hyloeus) |
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"Rare - July" (JI) |
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| 5 |
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Plebian Sphinx |
(Paratrea plebeja) |
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Rare; 26 June 91, 6 Aug 95 (DP, DR).
Also June-July records (JI, HZ). |
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| 5 |
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Catalpa Sphinx |
(Ceratomia catalpae) |
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Rare in N.Y.C. area; "several
adult and larvae records in mid-summer" (JI). |
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| 6 |
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Small-eyed Sphinx |
(Paonias myops) |
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Dates: 29 May 91, (3) 25 June 95, 9
July 87, 11 Aug 92. |
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| 6 |
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Blinded Sphinx |
(Paonias excaecatus) |
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Status
unclear. |
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| 6 |
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Twin-spotted Sphinx |
(Smerinthus jamaicensis) |
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Uncommon (?) Dates: 29 May 91, 13
June 01 (SW), 13 Aug 92. |
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| 6 |
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Walnut Sphinx |
(Laothoe juglandis) |
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"Rare - misdummer" (JI). |
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| 6 |
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Abbot's Sphinx |
(Sphecodina abbottii) |
F |
4-Jun |
25-Jun |
L |
May be common in June.
Max. 6 on 8 June 87. |
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| 6 |
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Hog Sphinx |
(Darapsa myron) |
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Status unclear. "Larvae at
Floyd Bennet Field in August" (JI). |
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| 6 |
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Lettered Sphinx |
(Deidamia inscripta) |
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Common in spring |
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| 6 |
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Nessus Sphinx |
(Amphion floridensis) |
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Uncommon here, mainly in July.
Dates: 28 June 01 (SW), 30 June 01 (DR), 1 July 01 (SW), 11 July 87, 17 July
89, 28 July 92. |
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Tersa Sphinx |
(Xylophanes tersa) |
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Scarce, but not rare, stray from the
south. Dates: 24 June 95, 26 June 91, 29 July 91, 11 Aug 86. |
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Hummingbird Clearwing |
(Hemaris thysbe) |
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Common day-flyer here. Dates from 19
May into September (3 broods). |
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| 6 |
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Bumblebee or Snowberry Clearwing |
(Hemaris diffinis) |
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Common day-flyer here; mainly
June-August (3 broods). |
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