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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Macroglossinae » Macroglossini » Xylophanes » Tersa Sphinx - Hodges#7890 (Xylophanes tersa)
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Do you need one of these too? - Xylophanes tersa
Copyright © 2015 Kala King

Do you need one of these too? - Xylophanes tersa
Garland, Dallas County, Texas, USA
November 10, 2015
2 days ago I found the green form of this caterpillar on the ground at my house, near some potted pentas. Today I found the brown form on one of the pentas. I didn't know you could get both colors at the same time and same place. What determines which color they will be? I didn't know how to offer you the photo of the brown one in case you needed it other than to do the id request although I now know it is a Tersa Sphinx Caterpillar. All in all I found 3 more of them today but this was the only brown one. For future reference, how do I offer a photo I think you might want but I already know the id?
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Contributed by Kala King on 10 November, 2015 - 3:15pm
Last updated 10 November, 2015 - 6:55pm

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