Lepidoptera of the Royal Hills, NW Caddo Parish, LA
Lepidoptera photographed on my 153 acre farm East of Vivian, LA
White-lined Sphinx Moth
The White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from Central America, through the United States and into parts of Canada.
Snowberry Clearwing Moth
The Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) is a moth of the order Lepidoptera, family Sphingidae. It is about 1.25â€- 2â€. The moth's abdomen has yellow and black segments much like those of the bumblebee, whom it might be mistaken for due to its color and flight pattern similarities. The moth's wings lack the large amount of scales found in most other lepidopterans, ...more ↓
Tersa Sphinx
The Tersa Sphinx (Xylophanes tersa) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from the United States (from Massachusetts south to southern Florida, west to Nebraska, New Mexico and southern Arizona), through Mexico, the West Indies and Central America and into parts of South America (including Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil). An occasional stray can be found as ...more ↓
Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth
The Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from Maine south to south Florida; west to North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Texas. It also can be found in Mexico.
