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Sphingidae
890201 – 7879   Proserpinus terlooii Edwards, 1875
             Baron Terloo's Sphinx

© Randy Hardy
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • terlooii Edwards, 1875 (Proserpinus) - MONA 1983: 7879
  • mooseri (Clark, 1937) (Arctonotus)
  • terlootii (Barnes & Benjamin, 1927) (Arctonotus) missp.
  • 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.
    • Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 141; pl. 12.14. order or free PDF
    • Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Proserpinus terlooii
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 192; pl. 3.20.
    Proserpinus terlooii
    © Kojun Kanda
    Proserpinus terlooii
    – © Ken Osborne
    Proserpinus terlooii
    © Randy Hardy LG
    4 cm
    Proserpinus terlooii
    © Randy Hardy LG

    Proserpinus terlooii
    © Randy Hardy LG
    on Boerhavia coccinea - 22 mm
    Proserpinus terlooii
    © Randy Hardy
    first instar - 2 mm

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