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Sphinx Moths (Family Sphingidae)

Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae)Family
Adults also called Hawk Moths and larvae called (Hornworms)
Larvae feed both day and night on many kinds of woody and herbaceious plants.
Adults feed on nectar and some are important pollinators.
The caudal horn on the largae is thought to have originated by the fusion
of strong bristles at the end of the abdomen. Its function is not clearly understood
Some larvae (hornworms) do serious damage to crop plants such as tomato
tobacco, and potato. Some hornworms are attacked by braconid wasps.

Banded Sphinx Caterpillar Instars (7865)
Catalpa Sphinx (7789)
Pandorus Sphinx (7859)
Pandorus Sphinx (7859)
Pandorus Sphinx (7859)
Pandorus Sphinx (7859)

Pandorus Sphinx (7859)
Pandorus Sphinx (7859)
Five-spotted Sphinx Moth Caterpillar (7776)
Rustic Sphinx Caterpillar (7778)
Rustic Sphinx Caterpillar Face (7778)
Rustic Sphinx Caterpillar Tail (7778)

Rustic Sphinx Caterpillar (7778)
Rustic Sphinx Caterpillar (7778)
Elm Sphinx Moth Caterpillar (7786)
Elm Sphinx Moth Caterpillar (7786)
Elm Sphinx Caterpillar (7786)
Southern Pine Sphinx Caterpillar (7816)

Southern Pine Sphinx Caterpillar (7816)
Southern Pine Sphinx Caterpillar (7816)
Southern Pine Sphinx Moth Caterpillar (7816)
Southern Pine Sphinx Caterpillar (7816)
Southern Pine Sphinx Caterpillar (7816)
Southern Pine Sphinx Caterpillar (7816)

Blinded Sphinx (7824)
Blinded Sphinx (7824) (lateral)
Mournful Sphinx (7851)
Mournful Sphinx (7851)
Mournful Sphinx (7851)
Mournful Sphinx (7851)

Slender Clearwing (7854)
Slender Clearwing (7854)
Slender Clearwing (7854)
Slender Clearwing (7854)
Snowberry Clearwing Moth Male (7855)
Snowberry Clearwing Moth Female (7855)

Snowberry Clearwing Moth (7855)
Snowberry Clearwing (7855)
Snowberry Clearwing (7855)
Nessus Sphinx Moth (7873)
Virginia-creeper Sphinx (7885)
Virginia-creeper Sphinx (7885)

Virginia-creeper Sphinx (7885)
Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth (7885)
Virginia Creeper Sphinx Caterpillar (7885)
Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth Caterpillar (7885)
Virginia Creeper Sphinx Caterpillar (7885)

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Banded Sphinx Caterpillar Instars (7865)	Catalpa Sphinx (7789)	Pandorus Sphinx (7859)	Pandorus Sphinx (7859)	Pandorus Sphinx (7859)	Pandorus Sphinx (7859)
Pandorus Sphinx (7859)	Pandorus Sphinx (7859)	Five-spotted Sphinx Moth Caterpillar (7776)	Rustic Sphinx Caterpillar (7778)	Rustic Sphinx Caterpillar Face (7778)	Rustic Sphinx Caterpillar Tail (7778)
Rustic Sphinx Caterpillar (7778)	Rustic Sphinx Caterpillar (7778)	Elm Sphinx Moth Caterpillar (7786)	Elm Sphinx Moth Caterpillar (7786)	Elm Sphinx Caterpillar (7786)	Southern Pine Sphinx Caterpillar (7816)
Southern Pine Sphinx Caterpillar (7816)	Southern Pine Sphinx Caterpillar (7816)	Southern Pine Sphinx Moth Caterpillar (7816)	Southern Pine Sphinx Caterpillar (7816)	Southern Pine Sphinx Caterpillar (7816)	Southern Pine Sphinx Caterpillar (7816)
Blinded Sphinx (7824)	Blinded Sphinx (7824) (lateral)	Mournful Sphinx (7851)	Mournful Sphinx (7851)	Mournful Sphinx (7851)	Mournful Sphinx (7851)
Slender Clearwing (7854)	Slender Clearwing (7854)	Slender Clearwing (7854)	Slender Clearwing (7854)	Snowberry Clearwing Moth Male (7855)	Snowberry Clearwing Moth Female (7855)
Snowberry Clearwing Moth (7855)	Snowberry Clearwing (7855)	Snowberry Clearwing (7855)	Nessus Sphinx Moth (7873)	Virginia-creeper Sphinx (7885)	Virginia-creeper Sphinx (7885)
Virginia-creeper Sphinx (7885)	Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth (7885)	Virginia Creeper Sphinx Caterpillar (7885)	Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth Caterpillar (7885)	Virginia Creeper Sphinx Caterpillar (7885)

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