MPG (species pages only) MPG (entire website) Entire Web

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Sphingidae 890113 – 7804   Sphinx libocedrus Edwards, 1881              Incense Cedar Sphinx

Photographs are the copyrighted property of each photographer listed. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose.

© Maury Heiman Large Map & Chart Report Errors About Maps

Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Oleaceae.  Host genera: Forestiera Fraxinus Ligustrum.  Notes: Ligustrum-captive reared (Robinson et al 2002).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: libocedrus Edwards, 1881 (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7804 libocedrus Edwards, 1881 (Sphinx)  insolita Lintner, 1884 (Sphinx)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 61; pl. 4.11. order or free PDF Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Sphinx libocedrus Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 77; pl. 7.3, 12.7.

© Joshua Rose © Maury Heiman

68mm – © Jim Vargo

Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone