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Xylophanes tersa
Copyright © 2008 Jeff Hollenbeck

Xylophanes tersa
Loxahatchee, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
March 14, 2008

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Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 17 March, 2008 - 9:13pm

Nice shot
Jeff. A beautiful bird!
… Steve Scott, 19 March, 2008 - 11:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Steve!
I found a huge Fig Sphinx yesterday. Unfortunately it's a little worn, and my images could have been better. Going to post later if you're interested. I wish I thought to put a 4 or 5mm micro next to the Fig for a comparison image at the time...
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 21 March, 2008 - 7:06pm login or register to post comments

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