Wing span: 70mm
Flight time: June - August
Subfamily: Sphinginae
Identification: Forewing is gray-brown with wavy lines, black dashes, and 1 or 2 small white spots near the center of the costa. Hindwing is black with 2 white bands and a triangular black patch at the base.
Wing Span: 2 9/16 - 2 15/16 inches (6.5 - 7.5 cm).
Life History: Fully-grown caterpillars pupate in chambers underground.
Flight: . One brood from July-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various species of beebalm (Monarda), mints (Mentha), bugleweed (Lycopis), and sage (Salvia).
Adult Food: Deep-throated flowers including Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), bouncing bet (Saponaria officinalis), petunia (Petunia species), and catalpa (Catalpa speciosa).
Habitat:
Range: Maine south to North Carolina, west to Manitoba, South Dakota, and Missouri.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes: Formerly Sphinx eremitus.
Record # | Date | Locale | State | Lat/Lon | Collected By | Count |
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266775 | 2020-06-12 | Hitaga Sand Ridge Prairie Preserve | Iowa | 42.2508675 -91.63209426 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
225236 | 2018-10-13 | Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Area | Iowa | 42.0876617 -91.767617 | Don F. Becker | 1 |
219854 | 2018-08-25 | Hitaga Sand Ridge Prairie Preserve | Iowa | 42.250604 -91.629962 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
213330 | 2018-06-27 | Matsell Bridge Natural Area | Iowa | 42.132148 -91.385221 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
194370 | 2017-07-20 | Hitaga Sand Ridge Prairie Preserve | Iowa | 42.24944 -91.63056 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
193210 | 2017-07-04 | Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Area | Iowa | 42.087358 -91.767092 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
200376 | 2017-07-04 | Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Area | Iowa | 42.0876617 -91.767617 | Don F. Becker | 1 |
192735 | 2017-06-24 | Hitaga Sand Ridge Prairie Preserve | Iowa | 42.250957 -91.632098 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
202339 | 2017-06-13 | Decatur County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Sibylla Brown | 1 |
197172 | 2017-05-29 | Shimek State Forest, Croton Unit East | Iowa | 40.54693 -91.61435 | Mark Brown | 1 |
171421 | 2016-07-04 | Hitaga Sand Ridge Prairie Preserve | Iowa | 42.249489 -91.629911 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
182388 | 2016-07-04 | Hitaga Sand Ridge Prairie Preserve | Iowa | 42.250199 -91.634949 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
129371 | 2015-08-21 | Indian Creek Nature Center | Iowa | 41.968932 -91.586884 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
128244 | 2015-07-19 | Indian Creek Nature Center | Iowa | 41.968932 -91.586884 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
108420 | 2014-08-11 | Hitaga Sand Ridge Prairie Preserve | Iowa | 42.2494444 -91.6294444 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
108415 | 2014-08-09 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.0263889 -91.7269444 | Tom Jantscher | 2 |
1317 | 2014-07-31 | Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area, Linn County | Iowa | 42.110327 -91.822988 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
108339 | 2014-07-12 | Along Pine Tree Drive-x | Iowa | 43.4336111 -91.3447222 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
108329 | 2014-07-07 | Hitaga Sand Ridge Prairie Preserve | Iowa | 42.249489 -91.629911 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34254 | 2013-08-03 | Red Fern Timber | Iowa | 40.98317 -93.75317 | Frank Olsen | 1 |
34252 | 2012-08-03 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02732 -91.72723 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34251 | 2012-07-22 | Hitaga Sand Ridge Prairie Preserve | Iowa | 42.24944 -91.63056 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
3957 | 2012-07-08 | Linn County | Iowa | 42.027289 -91.67275 | BAMONA | 1 |
34250 | 2012-07-08 | Hitaga Sand Ridge Prairie Preserve | Iowa | 42.24944 -91.63056 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34249 | 2012-06-24 | Minne Estema Park | Iowa | 42.257 -92.0198 | Frank Olsen | 1 |
34258 | 2011-09-09 | Hitaga Sand Ridge Prairie Preserve | Iowa | 42.24944 -91.63028 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34257 | 2011-08-27 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02639 -91.72694 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34256 | 2011-08-13 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02639 -91.72694 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34267 | 2011-07-30 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02639 -91.72694 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34266 | 2011-07-26 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02639 -91.72694 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34265 | 2011-07-24 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02639 -91.72694 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34264 | 2011-07-23 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02639 -91.72694 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34263 | 2011-07-14 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02639 -91.72694 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34262 | 2011-07-12 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02639 -91.72694 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34261 | 2011-07-10 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02639 -91.72694 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34260 | 2011-07-08 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02639 -91.72694 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34259 | 2011-07-07 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02639 -91.72694 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
1575 | 2011-07-06 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.0263889 -91.7269444 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
65377 | 2011-07-01 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.0247222 -91.7275 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34269 | 2011-06-30 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02639 -91.72694 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34268 | 2011-06-28 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02639 -91.72694 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34247 | 2010-08-11 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02732 -91.72723 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34243 | 2010-08-05 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02732 -91.72723 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34246 | 2010-07-29 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02732 -91.72723 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34245 | 2010-07-28 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02732 -91.72723 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34244 | 2010-06-19 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02732 -91.72723 | Tom Jantscher | 1 |
34242 | 2006-08-22 | Whiterock Conservancy | Iowa | 41.8201 -94.64768 | Elizabeth Hill | 1 |
34239 | 2006-07-27 | Rockford Fossil & Prairie Park Preserve | Iowa | 43.04778 -92.97113 | Frank Olsen | 1 |
34240 | 2006-07-27 | Rockford Fossil & Prairie Park Preserve | Iowa | 43.04778 -92.97113 | Frank Olsen | 1 |
34237 | 2005-07-01 | Behren's Pond Woodland State Preserve | Iowa | 42.118214 -91.754324 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
34236 | 2005-06-18 | Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Area | Iowa | 42.08398 -91.7651 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
34238 | 2005-06-01 | Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Area | Iowa | 42.08398 -91.7651 | Frank Olsen | 1 |
34235 | 2003-08-13 | Wanatee County Park | Iowa | 42.0094 -91.56623 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
34234 | 2003-07-26 | Wanatee County Park | Iowa | 42.0094 -91.56623 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
125270 | 2003-07-12 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
138020 | 2003-07-12 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
204043 | 2003-07-12 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
34232 | 2002-07-02 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02732 -91.72723 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
34233 | 2002-07-02 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02732 -91.72723 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
34241 | 2001-07-05 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.02732 -91.72723 | Frank Olsen | 1 |
143929 | 2001-07-05 | Rock Island Botanical State Preserve | Iowa | 42.025805 -91.72638 | Frank Olsen | 1 |
138021 | 1963-07-12 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
138019 | 1960-07-15 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
3956 | 1950-07-01 | Clayton County | Iowa | 42.77853 -91.289101 | USGS - NPWRC | 1 |
34253 | 1950-07-01 | Clayton County | Iowa | 42.77853 -91.2891 | BAMONA | 1 |