Xylophanes tersa tersa

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


Xylophanes tersa, Fruitland Park, Forrest County, Mississippi,
September 15, 2007, courtesy of Sherry Gerald.


Xylophanes tersa, Fruitland Park, Forrest County, Mississippi,
April 5, 2006, courtesy of Sherry Gerald.


Xylophanes tersa egg, Fruitland Park, Forrest County, Mississippi,
October 11, 2007, courtesy of Sherry Gerald.


Xylophanes tersa third instar, Fruitland Park, Forrest County, Mississippi,
October 18, 2007, courtesy of Sherry Gerald.


Xylophanes tersa fifth instar, Fruitland Park, Forrest County, Mississippi,
August 28, 2007, courtesy of Sherry Gerald.

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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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