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Moths and Butterflies of Massachusetts

Slender Clearwing 1
Hemaris gracilis
Laurel Sphinx 2
Sphinx kalmiae
Virginia Creeper Sphinx 3
Darapsa myron
Bedstraw Hawkmoth 4
Hyles gallii
Pink-spotted Hawkmoth 5
Agrius cingulata
One-eyed Sphinx 6
Smerinthus cerisyi
Northern Pine Sphinx 7
Lapara bombycoides
Sphinx Moths 8
Sphingidae
Pandorus Sphinx 9
Eumorpha pandorus
North American Luna Moth 10
Actias luna
Emperor, Royal, Moon, and Giant Silk Moths 11
Saturniidae
Polyphemus Moth 12
Antheraea polyphemus
Rosy Maple Moth 9
Dryocampa rubicunda
Spotted Apatelodes Moth 9
Apatelodes torrefacta
White-lined Sphinx 6
Hyles lineata
Blinded Sphinx 13
Paonias excaecata
Tulip-tree Silkmoth 14
Callosamia angulifera
Carolina Sphinx 15
Manduca sexta
Tersa Sphinx 16
Xylophanes tersa
Promethea Silkmoth 14
Callosamia promethea
Cecropia Moth 17
Hyalophora cecropia
Orange-tipped Oakworm Moth 18
Anisota senatoria
Pink-striped Oakworm Moth 19
Anisota virginiensis
Spiny Oakworm Moth 20
Anisota stigma
Imperial Moth 21
Eacles imperialis
Waved Sphinx 22
Ceratomia undulosa
Io Moth 23
Automeris io
Hummingbird Clearwing 24
Hemaris thysbe
Angel Moth 14
Olceclostera angelica
Walnut Sphinx 25
Amorpha juglandis
Elm Sphinx 26
Ceratomia amyntor
Buck Moth 27
Hemileuca maia
Hemileuca maia maia 28
Achemon Sphinx 29
Eumorpha achemon
Nessus Sphinx 30
Amphion floridensis
Great Ash Sphinx 7
Sphinx chersis
Banded Sphinx 9
Eumorpha fasciatus
Azalea Sphinx 31
Darapsa choerilus
Abbott's Sphinx 32
Sphecodina abbottii
Twin-spotted Sphinx 17
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Catalpa Sphinx 9
Ceratomia catalpae
Pawpaw Sphinx 33
Dolba hyloeus
Southern Pine Sphinx 34
Lapara coniferarum
Ash Sphinx 9
Manduca jasminearum
Modest Sphinx 35
Pachysphinx modesta
Small-eyed Sphinx 14
Paonias myops
Wild Cherry Sphinx 2
Sphinx drupiferarum
Clemens' Sphinx 36
Sphinx luscitiosa
Lettered Sphinx 37
Deidamia inscriptum
New England Buckmoth 38
Hemileuca lucina
Huckleberry Sphinx 39
Paonias astylus
Apple Sphinx 40
Sphinx gordius
Hydrangea Sphinx 7
Darapsa versicolor
Ello Sphinx 9
Erinnyis ello
Titan Sphinx 41
Aellopos titan

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