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Tersa Sphinx Moth

Sphingidae

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Tersa sphinx

Xylophanes tersa

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bayucca
@if you give a fox a biscuit: You were absolutely NOT wrong! Tersa is actually a Hawk moth which are sometimes also called Sphinx or Hornworms. Scientific name is Sphingidae. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphingidae

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