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Tersa Sphinx moth

Xylophanes tersa

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Field Notes

Description:

Brown and pale grey with wings that have faint lines on them.

Notes:

Range: Massachusetts south to south Florida; west to Nebraska, New Mexico, and southern Arizona; south through Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America to Argentina.

Species ID Suggestions

Tersa Sphinx

Xylophanes tersa

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Comments (3)
Jacob Gorneau
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Sphingidae/Hawk Moths, Xylophanes tersa. Tricky from this perspective, but I think it is this one.

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PublishedJanuary 24, 2012

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