Superfamily Bombycoidea

Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)

Hyles lineata or White-lined Sphinx moth 
feeding on Gentiana parryl in the Santa Fe 
Mountains at 10,000 feet.

Hyles lineata

 

Hemaris thetis with clear wings feeding on Iris missouriensis 

or Rocky Mountain iris. These wonderful moths can hover 

like a hummingbird and are fast flyers. This moth 
was photographed at 10,000 feet in the Santa Fe Mountains.

 

Hemaris thetis

 

Smerinthus saliceti resting on a wall 
in the daytime beneath a bright light.

 

Smerinthus cerisyi

 

Smerinthus cerisyi