Nineteen species of Sphinx moths (124 NA spp) have been collected at Cedar
Creek. These large attractive moths readily come to light. Most Sphinx
Moth larvae have a horn projecting from the tip of the abdomen and feed
upon the foliage of woody plants. They do not appear to be very host specific.
Species collected at CCNHA include Sphinx
gordius (apple+),
Sphinx canadensis (blueberry),
Sphinx
drupiferarum (cherry+),
Sphinx
kalmiae (ash+),
Ceratomia
amyntor (birch+), Ceratomia undulosa (ash+),
Paonias excaecatus (aspen+),
Paonias
myops (aspen+), Hyles lineata
(Nyctaginaceae+),
Sphecodina abbotti (Vitis),
Hemaris
diffinis (Apocynum+), Hemaris thysbe (Prunus+), Smerinthus
cerisyi (willow+),
Smerinthus
jamaicensis (birch+),
Darapsa myron (Parthenocissus),
Amphion
floridensis (Vitis),
Deidamia
inscripta (Parthenocissus),
Laothoe juglandis
(hickory+), and
Pachysphinx modesta
(Populus).
