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Sphinx Moths

Sphingidae · 31 species

In Québec, the family Sphingidae (order Lepidoptera) counts 31 species of insects. The stars? Modest Sphinx, Blinded Sphinx and Twin-spotted Sphinx, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 27 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Outaouais27
  2. Montérégie27
  3. Mauricie25
  4. Capitale-Nationale24
  5. Lanaudière24
  6. Laurentides23
  7. Estrie22
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue22
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean20
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches20
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent17
  12. Montréal17
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine16
  14. Côte-Nord14
  15. Centre-du-Québec11
  16. Laval9
  17. Nord-du-Québec8

Sphinx Moths 31

Lepidoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Sphingidae
All2,108Noctuidae445Tortricidae317Geometridae242Erebidae203Crambidae132Gelechiidae84Pyralidae80Gracillariidae68Nymphalidae51Notodontidae49Lycaenidae31Sphingidae31Tineidae31Hesperiidae29Depressariidae26Nepticulidae24Sesiidae21Coleophoridae18Limacodidae15Pterophoridae14Momphidae13Pieridae13Nolidae12Saturniidae11Argyresthiidae10Drepanidae8Oecophoridae8Blastobasidae6Cosmopterigidae6Hepialidae6Lasiocampidae6Papilionidae6Bucculatricidae5Choreutidae5Cossidae5Tischeriidae5Autostichidae4Carposinidae4Elachistidae4Ethmiidae4Heliozelidae4Psychidae4Yponomeutidae4Euteliidae3Glyphipterigidae3Plutellidae3Scythrididae3Ypsolophidae3Adelidae2Alucitidae2Apatelodidae2Eriocraniidae2Incurvariidae2Lyonetiidae2Prodoxidae2Schreckensteiniidae2Uraniidae2Attevidae1Batrachedridae1Bedelliidae1Dryadaulidae1Epermeniidae1Heliodinidae1Lecithoceridae1Micropterigidae1Opostegidae1Thyrididae1Urodidae1
Modest Sphinx599 observations
Blinded Sphinx598 observations
Twin-spotted Sphinx413 observations
Waved Sphinx411 observations
Bedstraw Hawkmoth409 observations
Hummingbird Clearwing396 observations
One-eyed Sphinx353 observations
Laurel Sphinx312 observations
Northern Pine Sphinx242 observations
Small-eyed Sphinx242 observations
Northern Apple Sphinx229 observations
Snowberry Clearwing133 observations
Nessus Sphinx118 observations
Virginia Creeper Sphinx100 observations
Walnut Sphinx98 observations
Azalea Sphinx96 observations
Elm Sphinx91 observations
Abbott's Sphinx89 observations
Great Ash Sphinx77 observations
Diervilla Clearwing67 observations
Lettered Sphinx50 observations
Wild Cherry Sphinx46 observations
Canadian Sphinx45 observations
Clemens' Sphinx21 observations
Yellow-banded Day Sphinx16 observations
Slender Clearwing14 observations
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth10 observations
Pawpaw Sphinx9 observations
Five-spotted Hawk Moth8 observations
Hydrangea Sphinx5 observations
Hermit Sphinx1 observations