Ceratomia hageni — Hagen's Sphinx

(​Grote, 1874)

Hodges# 7790

Etymology

Ceratomia: Combines the Greek words cero meaning “horn” and tomia meaning “to cut.”

Hageni: Named for Hermann August Hagen, a German entomologist who emigrated to the US in 1867 to teach at Harvard. In 1870, he was made Professor of Entomology of that institution, which gave him the distinction of being the first entomology professor of foreign birth at an American university.

Pronunciation

Seer-a-TOHM-ee-uh HEY-gun-eye

Other Common Names

Osage Orange Sphinx

Documented Occurrences

This map shows the confirmed sightings of the Hagen's Sphinx in Indiana. All sightings were confirmed through photographic documentation by individuals who contributed to the Great American IN Nature Lepidoptera Project (GAIN LP).

GAIN LP Sightings

Date	County	Observer	Notes	Image1	Image2
2018-09-02	Hendricks	Stonebraker, Dustin	Adult
2018-07-20	Bartholomew	Wallace, Linda	Adult
2018-06-01	Ohio	Miller, Velda	Adult
2017-08-02	Hancock	Martin, Dylan	Adult

Observation Details	Images
Date: 2018-09-02 County: Hendricks Observer: Stonebraker, Dustin Notes: Adult
Date: 2018-07-20 County: Bartholomew Observer: Wallace, Linda Notes: Adult
Date: 2018-06-01 County: Ohio Observer: Miller, Velda Notes: Adult
Date: 2017-08-02 County: Hancock Observer: Martin, Dylan Notes: Adult

Ceratomia hageni Sightings by Month

Conservation Status

• Global status: G4 (Apparently secure)
• National status: N4 (Apparently secure)
• Indiana status: NR (not ranked)

Floral Associates

Hagen's Sphinx caterpillars are extreme specialists who are only known to feed from one plant species, which is Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera). Because Osage Orange is not native to Indiana (originally from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas), it is presumed that the Hagen's Sphinx moth is also exotic to the state and travelled here along with Osage Orange, which were widely planted by settlers to the state.

Adults nectar from flowers.

Known Larval Food Sources in Indiana
Family	Taxonomic Name	Common Name
Order: Rosales
Moraceae	Maclura pomifera	osage orange