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Caterpillar (butterfly or moth?) - Xylophanes tersa
Copyright © 2007 dj

Caterpillar (butterfly or moth?) - Xylophanes tersa
McAllen, TX, USA, Higalgo County, Texas, USA
October 6, 2007
Size: 2.25"
There are probably 100s of butterfly species in our area (festival next weekend) and we've been working on filling our backyard with butterfly- and hummingbird-friendly plants. This caterpillar was found on the ground but near our Turks Cap plants. I plan on adding butterfly and their larva to my book collection, but in the mean time I was hoping maybe someone could identify this one. It's currently in our terrarium but I'm not sure if it needs a particular species of plant to survive. Thank you, in advance.

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Contributed by dj on 8 October, 2007 - 11:16am
Last updated 12 October, 2007 - 3:41pm

Tersa Sphinx Moth
brown phase of the hornworm
… margarethe brummermann, 8 October, 2007 - 11:36am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I guess hornworm = sphinx moth? We did have an ornamental pepper plant that mysteriously died recently...

Thanks for the help
… dj, 8 October, 2007 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

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