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Xylophanes tersa |
| Tersa Sphinx Moth | ||||||||||||||
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Xylophanes tersa, adult
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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| Xylophanes tersa (Linnaeus, 1771) |
The Tersa sphinx moth (Xylophanes tersa) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from the United States, through Central America and into parts of South America. The caterpillars are said to resemble the Sphinx in their resting position.