Xylophanes tersa tersa

Xylophanes tersa tersa
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Tersa Sphinx Moth
(Linnaeus, 1771) Sphinx


Xylophanes tersa green form, Altamonte Springs, Seminole County, Florida,
August 17, 2010, courtesy of Carol S. Lefkov.

Carol writes, "Just wanted to let you know I saw a green Tersa Sphinx caterpillar on one of my penta plants today in Altamonte Springs, Florida. This is the first time that I have seen one. It was huge, probably at least 2 1/2 inches long. If I get a good photo, I'll send it along. I don't remember seeing the moth. Does it come out at night or during the day?."

I replied, "The Tersa Sphinx flies at night so you are not likely to see them unless you have a night light on. If you can send a nice picture in form of jpg attachment, that would be great. I will add your sighting date to Seminole County page

"After sending you the email, I went outside to take photos and spotted a brown form also. Here they are."


Xylophanes tersa brown form, Altamonte Springs, Seminole County, Florida,
August 17, 2010, courtesy of Carol S. Lefkov.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Tribe: Macroglossini, Harris, 1839
Genus: Xylophanes Hubner [1819] ...........
Species: tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771

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