Pennsylvania Moths

This guide was created to aid in the identification of moths found in Pennsylvania. It is by no means completed and will continue to be updated.

Northern Pine Sphinx 1
Lapara bombycoides
Southern Pine Sphinx 2
Lapara coniferarum
Pawpaw Sphinx 3
Dolba hyloeus
Plebeian Sphinx 3
Paratraea plebeja
Ash Sphinx 4
Manduca jasminearum
Five-spotted Hawk Moth 5
Manduca quinquemaculata
Rustic Sphinx 6
Manduca rustica
Carolina Sphinx 7
Manduca sexta
Great Ash Sphinx 8
Sphinx chersis
Wild Cherry Sphinx 1
Sphinx drupiferarum
Apple Sphinx 1
Sphinx gordius
Laurel Sphinx 1
Sphinx kalmiae
Clemens' Sphinx 4
Sphinx luscitiosa
Elm Sphinx 9
Ceratomia amyntor
Catalpa Sphinx 10
Ceratomia catalpae
Waved Sphinx 1
Ceratomia undulosa

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