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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 Caterpillar - Xylophanes tersa
Copyright © 2008 Lisa M. Reid

Tersa Sphinx Moth Caterpillar - Xylophanes tersa
La Porte, Harris County, Texas, USA
I found this guy happily munching my pentas. I ended up with 3 of them total. They are now in the chrysalis form and we're anxiously awaiting their emergence.

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Contributed by Lisa M. Reid on 23 August, 2008 - 10:36pm
Last updated 24 August, 2008 - 9:08am

This is a great series
You should take more photos of the pupa as it develops.

Is the green one the same specimen?
… Bobby Grizzard, 23 August, 2008 - 11:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
The green one is a different specimen. I wanted to show the difference in the instar stages. The green one was in the 3rd instar and the brown one was in the 4th. The chrysalis is from the brown one. I hope to get a good picture of the moth when it emerges.
… Lisa M. Reid, 24 August, 2008 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

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