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A BUR OA K GUIDE
MOTHS IN YOUR POCKET A GUIDE T O T HE
Saturn and Sphinx Moths of the Upper Midwest Jim Durbin, Frank Olsen, and Tom Jantscher
Polyphemus moth Antheraea polyphemus 3.9–5.9 inches, May–July
Spiny oakworm moth Anisota stigma 1.6–2.8 inches, June–July
Luna moth Actias luna 2.9–4.2 inches, May–August
Royal walnut moth Citheronia regalis 4.3–5.9 inches, mid June–July
Cecropia moth Hyalophora cecropia 4.3–6.5 inches, May–July
Bisected honey locust moth Sphingicampa bisecta 2.1–3 inches, April–September
Honey locust moth Sphingicampa bicolor
Io moth Automeris io
1.8–2.6 inches, April–September
1.9–3.2 inches, May–September
Rosy maple moth Dryocampa rubicunda 1.3–2.1 inches, May–August
Nevada buck moth Hemileuca nevadensis 1.9–2.8 inches, September–October [caterpillar photo: Aaron Brees]
Pink-striped oakworm moth Anisota virginiensis 1.3–1.8 inches, June–July
Imperial moth Eacles imperialis 3.5–6 inches, June–August Male at top, female middle
Promethea moth Callosamia promethea 2.9–3.8 inches, June–July Male at top, female middle
Carolina sphinx moth Manduca sexta 4.1–4.7 inches, May–October
Five-spotted hawk moth Manduca quinquemaculatus 3.5–5.3 inches, May–October
Franck’s sphinx moth Sphinx franckii 4–5.1 inches, mid June–mid July
Great ash sphinx moth Sphinx chersis 3.5–5.2 inches, May–September
Big poplar sphinx moth Pachysphinx modesta 3.9–4.8 inches, May–August
Hagen’s sphinx moth Ceratomia hageni 3.1–3.7 inches, April–September
Ash sphinx moth Manduca jasminearum 3.3–4.2 inches, May–September
Pink-spotted hawk moth Agrius cingulata 3.7–4.8 inches, August–October
Elm sphinx moth Ceratomia amyntor
White-lined sphinx moth Hyles lineata
3.4–4.6 inches, May–August
2.4–3.6 inches, April–October
Banded sphinx moth Eumorpha fasciatus
Wild cherry sphinx moth Sphinx drupiferarum
3.4–3.8 inches, August–November
3.5–4.4 inches, May–July
Vashti sphinx moth Sphinx vashti
Leafy spurge hawk moth Hyles euphorbiae
2.4–4 inches, May–August
2.3–2.8 inches, July
Lettered sphinx moth Deidamia inscriptum
Virginia creeper sphinx moth Darapsa myron
1.7–2.8 inches, April–June
1.9–2.6 inches, April–September
Abbott’s sphinx moth Sphecodina abbottii
Catalpa sphinx moth Ceratomia catalpae
2.2–2.8 inches, April–July
2.5–3.8 inches, May–September
Twin-spotted sphinx moth Smerinthus jamaicensis
Hermit sphinx moth Lintneria eremitus
1.9–2.8 inches, April–October
2.5–3 inches, June–September
Walnut sphinx moth Amorpha juglandis
Pandorus sphinx moth Eumorpha pandorus
1.7–3 inches, April–August
3.4–4.6 inches, June–October [caterpillar photo: Moni Hayne]
Tersa sphinx moth Xylophanes tersa
Pawpaw sphinx moth Dolba hyloeus
2.3–3.2 inches, June–October
1.9–2.7 inches, June–September
Plebeian sphinx moth Paratrea plebeja
One-eyed sphinx moth Smerinthus cerisyi
2.3–3 inches, May–August [photo: Jim Vargo]
2.4–3.6 inches, May–July
Laurel sphinx moth Sphinx kalmiae
Waved sphinx moth Ceratomia undulosa
2.9–4.1 inches, May–August
3–4.4 inches, May–October
Small-eyed sphinx moth Paonias myops
Galium sphinx moth Hyles gallii
1.7–3 inches, April–September
2.3–3.2 inches, May–October
Obscure sphinx moth Erinnyis obscura 2.1–2.6 inches, August–October
Hummingbird clearwing moth Hemaris thysbe 1.5–2.1 inches, April–September
Blinded sphinx moth Paonias excaecatus
Snowberry clearwing moth Hemaris diffinis
2.1–3.8 inches, May–August
1.3–2 inches, April–September
Azalea sphinx moth Darapsa choerilus
Nessus sphinx moth Amphion floridensis
1.9–2.6 inches, April–July
1.4–2.2 inches, April–July
Titan sphinx moth Aellopos titan
Achemon sphinx moth Eumorpha achemon
2.1–2.6 inches, June–October
3.4–3.8 inches, June–August
MOTHS IN YOUR POCKET
this welcome addition to Iowa’s popular series of laminated guides illustrates fifty-one species of moths commonly found in the Upper Midwest states of Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The saturniid or giant silk moths are well named. Their large size—up to 6.5 inches for the cecropia moth—and the soft silky browns, greens, and oranges of their wings are unforgettable when they appear at a lighted window at night. Equally well named are the sphinx or hawk moths, important pollinators that hover like hummingbirds when nectar-feeding at dusk and even in daylight. The caterpillars of both families can be just as distinctive as the adults, as anyone who has ever come upon a tobacco or a tomato hornworm can attest. For each species the authors have included common and scientific names, wingspan, and time of flight for the adults at this final stage in their life cycle. Striking photographs of the adult moths and of their larval stages make this guide as beautiful as it is useful.
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