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Hippotion boerhaviae

Photo by Scott Frazier
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Large semi-urban yard/garden. There is an adjacent patch of forest.

Notes:

See also http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6903154/ for same species in same area at a previous time.

Species ID Suggestions

Tersa Sphinx Moth

Xylophanes tersa

Comments (1)

Thanks. Xylophanes tersa is from the Americas, I believe.

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