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Sphingidae 890211 – 7890   Xylophanes tersa (Linnaeus, 1771)              Tersa Sphinx

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: tersa (Linnaeus, 1771) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7890  cubensis Gehlen, 1941 (Xylophanes) (synonym of ssp. tersa)  tristis Closs, 1918 (Xylophanes) (synonym of ssp. tersa)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 150; pl. 13.18. order or free PDF Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Xylophanes tersa Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 206; pl. 2.3.

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