Maryland Biodiversity Project - Elm Sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor)

Elm Sphinx Ceratomia amyntor (Geyer, 1835)

Synonyms: Hodges #7786.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Family Sphingidae > Genus Ceratomia Elm Sphinx - Ceratomia amyntor - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/95

Host plants include American Elm, American Basswood, and Black Locust (Database of World's Lepidopteran Host Plants).

There are 51 records in the project database.

An Elm Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (6/14/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/9/2016). Photo by Rick Borchelt. (MBP list)

Elm Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (7/11/2014). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/7/2015). Verified bt Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/11/2010). Photo by Eric Gofreed. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx in Howard Co., Maryland (6/29/2013). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx in Howard Co., Maryland (6/29/2013). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/10/2018). Verified by Maury J. Heiman/BugGuide. Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

Elm Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (6/14/2017). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx in Howard Co., Maryland (6/12/2000). Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx (ventral) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/29/2013). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/28/2002). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx collected in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/25/1978). Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)

Elm Sphinx in Washington Co., Maryland (9/3/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/14/2019). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx larva in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/24/2016). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

The caterpillar of an Elm Sphinx in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2013). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx caterpillar in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/29/2013). Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/28/2019). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/14/2019). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2019). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx caterpillar in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/24/2018). Determined by George Smiley/BugGuide. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/9/2018). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

An Elm Sphinx caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/17/2019). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

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