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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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Tersa Sphinx Moth - Xylophanes tersa
Copyright © 2018 Brett Hondow

Tersa Sphinx Moth - Xylophanes tersa
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
August 15, 2018
Large moth I found, some kind of Sphinx moth? Wings are thin but it flies very well. Found it basking on warm concrete until I kidnapped it to take photos. I have since released it again. Turns out to be a Tersa Sphinx moth, thanks to John Miller for the ID.
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Contributed by Brett Hondow on 15 August, 2018 - 10:47am
Last updated 16 August, 2018 - 10:56am

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… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 15 August, 2018 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

Tersa Sphinx
https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Xylophanes-tersa
… John Miller, 15 August, 2018 - 11:03am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks John.
Thanks John.
… Brett Hondow, 15 August, 2018 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

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