''Ceratomia'' is a genus of

hawkmoth The Sphingidae are a family of moths ( Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, b ...

s (family Sphingidae). The genus was erected by

Thaddeus William Harris Thaddeus William Harris (November 12, 1795 – January 16, 1856) was an American entomologist and librarian. His focus on insect life cycles and interactions with plants was influential in broadening American entomological studies beyond a narrow ...

in 1839. Species include:

Species

*'' Ceratomia amyntor'' (Geyer 1835) *''

Ceratomia catalpae ''Ceratomia catalpae'', the catalpa sphinx, is a hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. Range ''Ceratomia catalpae'' is a native of southeastern North America and can be located o ...

'' (Boisduval 1875) *'' Ceratomia hageni'' Grote 1874 *'' Ceratomia hoffmanni'' Mooser 1942 *'' Ceratomia igualana'' Schaus, 1932 *'' Ceratomia sonorensis'' Hodges 1971 *'' Ceratomia undulosa'' (Walker 1856)Walker, 1856; ''List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum''. 8: 1-271 (1856) Ceratomia amyntor MHNT CUT 2010 0 406 Chaffeys Locks Leeds Co Ontario, male.jpg, '' Ceratomia amyntor'' Ceratomia catalpae MHNT CUT 2010 0 480 - Marlton, New Jersey, Burlington Co, USA - Male.jpg, ''

'' Ceratomia hageni MHNT CUT 2010 0 406, Bovina, Warren Co. Miss, male.jpg, '' Ceratomia hageni'' Ceratomia igualana MHNT CUT 2010 0 323 Comala Colima Mexico male.jpg, '' Ceratomia igualana'' Ceratomia undulosa MHNT CUT 2010 0 323 Baltimore County, Maryland, female.jpg, '' Ceratomia undulosa'' Ceratomia sonorensis MHNT CUT 2010 0 323 Pena Blanca Santa Cruz Co, Arizona.jpg, '' Ceratomia sonorensis''

References

Sphingini Moth genera Taxa named by Thaddeus William Harris {{Sphinginae-stub