Blinded Sphinx (Paonias excaecata)
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Butterflies and mothsIn Highland County, Ohio

Blinded Sphinx

Paonias excaecata Smith, 1797

Blinded Sphinx in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Genus
Paonias
Near Highland County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (36)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (50)
  • Recorded, season not shown (2)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Blinded Sphinx by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyNo qualifying records yet
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Highland County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 21 records in 5 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Highland County · records of all species each week, 10,373 in all

Records per week from 21 records in 5 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Blinded Sphinx in Highland County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Blinded SphinxYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100011
Jan 11–17002
Jan 18–24008
Jan 25–31001
Feb 1–70030
Feb 8–14003
Feb 15–21004
Feb 22–280033
Mar 1–70024
Mar 8–14008
Mar 15–21007
Mar 22–280038
Mar 29 – Apr 40067
Apr 5–1100137
Apr 12–1800597
Apr 19–2500491
Apr 26 – May 200275
May 3–900116
May 10–1600118
May 17–2300215
May 24–300086
May 31 – Jun 60076
Jun 7–130050
Jun 14–2000104
Jun 21–270083
Jun 28 – Jul 400201
Jul 5–110068
Jul 12–18311,237
Jul 19–251534,078
Jul 26 – Aug 100278
Aug 2–80058
Aug 9–150066
Aug 16–220054
Aug 23–2900151
Aug 30 – Sep 511204
Sep 6–1222716
Sep 13–1900100
Sep 20–260052
Sep 27 – Oct 30048
Oct 4–100040
Oct 11–1700215
Oct 18–240035
Oct 25–310018
Nov 1–70011
Nov 8–140044
Nov 15–210016
Nov 22–28002
Nov 29 – Dec 50019
Dec 6–12003
Dec 13–190043
Dec 20–260013
Dec 27 – Jan 20019

Reported as an adult

Only 18 records here are marked as adults, too few to show a adult season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported as a caterpillar

Only 3 records here are marked as caterpillars, too few to show a caterpillar season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late June to early October, middle week Jul 19–25

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 291 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 195 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Blinded Sphinx in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Blinded SphinxYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–181139,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–90052,952
May 10–160053,785
May 17–231157,698
May 24–302254,651
May 31 – Jun 61153,099
Jun 7–132153,700
Jun 14–206456,625
Jun 21–275455,361
Jun 28 – Jul 416658,477
Jul 5–1124961,336
Jul 12–1845864,722
Jul 19–2549769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 126959,416
Aug 2–817559,712
Aug 9–1518655,994
Aug 16–227554,328
Aug 23–2910651,772
Aug 30 – Sep 53357,167
Sep 6–1215759,075
Sep 13–1913654,543
Sep 20–269645,860
Sep 27 – Oct 33343,180
Oct 4–1015537,841
Oct 11–170030,824
Oct 18–242121,156
Oct 25–310019,021
Nov 1–71114,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult mid-June to mid-August, middle week Jul 19–25.

From 222 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

Usually reported as a caterpillar early August to early October, middle week Sep 13–19.

From 69 records that are marked as caterpillars. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as a caterpillar, not when caterpillars are about.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Paonias recorded in Highland County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Small-eyed Sphinx Paonias myops171 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Twin-spotted Sphinx Smerinthus jamaicensis61 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Walnut Sphinx Amorpha juglandis58 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Modest Sphinx Pachysphinx modesta41 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Polyphemus Moth Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus28 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsUsually late June to early October, middle week mid-July · 291 records
  • Reported as an adultUsually mid-June to mid-August, middle week mid-July · 222 records
  • Reported as a caterpillarUsually early August to early October, middle week mid-September · 69 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in December to March, 2016 to 2025.

Time of day it is recorded

midnight6 amnoon6 pm

From 288 Ohio records with a time. Most records are made when people are outside, so night and early-morning species are under-recorded.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed51%49%
Forest39%31%
Farmland8%11%
Wetland1%5%
Barren0.7%0.6%
Open water0.7%3%

From 150 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

291 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.