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Tersa sphinx moth pupa

Xylophanes tersa

Photo by cbblangley
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Intriguing moth pupae I found in my garden.

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Comments (5)
Neil Ross
And all wonderful spottings too! It's great to be able to show the different stages development of moths and butterflies - not something we are always able to see. This one will grow into a stunning adult!
cbblangley
Thanks, Neil! I posted it 4 years ago. It turned out to be the pupal form of one of my very few other posted spottings.
Neil Ross
Wonderful spotting. Nice photo too!
cbblangley
Fantastic! What a coincidence. Thanks, Ornithoptera!
Ornithoptera80
That is the pupae of the Tersa sphinx moth, (Xylophanes tersa). https://bugguide.net/node/view/864338/bgimage
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PublishedApril 18, 2016

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