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Tersa Sphinx - Hodges#7890 (Xylophanes tersa)
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Copyright © 2008
leesamarie
Caterpillar -
Xylophanes tersa
North Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
July 24, 2008
Size: 3 inches
There are three of these that have been around some flower pots for the past two days. Yesterday they were green, today brown.
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Contributed by
leesamarie
on 24 July, 2008 - 7:35pm
Last updated 24 July, 2008 - 8:52pm
Tersa sphinx
see
guide
for details. In my experience, they love Pentas (the flower visible behind this one).
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 24 July, 2008 - 8:36pm
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