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Terloo sphinx moth

Proserpinus terlooii

Photo by Aaron_G
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Field Notes

Notes:

The literature says this moth only reaches the United States in parts of southern Arizona.

Reference Links:

EOL: Proserpinus terlooii, Proserpinus terlooi, Species Proserpinus terlooii - Terloo Sphinx - Hodges#7879 - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (2)
Aaron_G
Thanks, J. Sadly, I only have this one decent shot of it. If I had known how rare it is in the U.S., I would have shot some more. I was visiting a car wash at night that had lots of invertebrates attracted to its lights and was in a hurry to document everything I could. :-(
Jacob Gorneau
Amazing green, and the name is awesome! Spectacular find, Aaron!

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