Pachylia ficus
Fig Sphinx
Pachylia ficus, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, courtesy of Gus A. Rentfro.
Gus has a special interest in reptiles.
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TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Tribe: Dilophonotini, Burmeister, 1878
Genus: Pachylia Walker, 1856 ...........
Species: ficus Linnaeus, 1758
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