Xylophanes tersa tersa

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

Pentas, Grayson County, Texas,
October 4, 2010, courtesy of Paula Copeland.

Can you spot the Xylophanes tersa larva in the pentas depicted above? View the enlarged section below.

Xylophanes tersa green form, Grayson County, Texas,
October 4, 2010, courtesy of Paula Copeland.

Xylophanes tersa brown and green forms, Grayson County, Texas,
October 4, 2010, courtesy of Paula Copeland.

Paula writes, "Found a caterpillar munching my star cluster (pentas) plants and am certain it is a Xylophanes tersa tersa, the green morph variety. If you are keeping data thought this might be useful info.

"Location: USA, North Texas: Grayson County. we are about 5 mi. south of the Red River/Oklahoma border."

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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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