''Paonias'' is a genus of
moths in the family
Sphingidae first described by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1819.
Species
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Paonias astylus
''Paonias astylus'', the huckleberry sphinx, is a moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773.
Distribution
It is found in eastern North America, from Maine south to Florida, west to Missouri and Mis ...
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(Drury 1773)
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Paonias excaecatus
''Paonias excaecatus'', the blinded sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.
Distribution
It is found in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, and across the res ...
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(J. E. Smith 1797)
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Paonias macrops
''Paonias macrops'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the nor ...
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Gehlen, 1933
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Paonias myops
''Paonias myops'', the small-eyed sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.
Distribution
It is found from south-eastern Canada to Florida and westward almost to the Pacific Coa ...
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(J. E. Smith 1797)
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Paonias wolfei''
Cadiou & Haxaire 1997
Paonias astylus MHNT CUT 2010 0 494 Michaux State Forest Pennsylvania USA male.jpg, ''Paonias astylus
''Paonias astylus'', the huckleberry sphinx, is a moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773.
Distribution
It is found in eastern North America, from Maine south to Florida, west to Missouri and Mis ...
''
Paonias excaecatus MHNT CUT 2010 0 222 Georgia USA male.jpg, ''Paonias excaecatus
''Paonias excaecatus'', the blinded sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.
Distribution
It is found in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, and across the res ...
''
Paonias myops MHNT CUT 2010 0 494 Michaux State Forest Pennsylvania USA male.jpg, ''Paonias myops
''Paonias myops'', the small-eyed sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.
Distribution
It is found from south-eastern Canada to Florida and westward almost to the Pacific Coa ...
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References
Smerinthini
Moth genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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