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Xylophanes tersa, the tersa sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. It is found from the United States (Massachusetts south to southern Florida, west to Nebraska, New Mexico and southern Arizona), through Mexico, the West Indies and Central America and into parts of South America (including Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil).
Xylophanes alexandrei Haxaire & Vaglia, 2009; Xylophanes alvarezsierrai Alvarez Corral, 2001; Xylophanes amadis (Stoll, 1782) Xylophanes anubus (Cramer, 1777) Xylophanes aristor (Boisduval, 1870) Xylophanes balcazari Haxaire & Vaglia, 2008 [1] Xylophanes barbuti Haxaire & Eitschberger, 2007; Xylophanes belti (H. Druce, 1878) Xylophanes ...
This is a species list for the family Sphingidae of moths (Lepidoptera), commonly known as hawk-moths.This list contains all known species of Sphingidae in order of subfamily.
The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species . [ 1 ] It is best represented in the tropics , but species are found in every region. [ 2 ]
7890 – Xylophanes tersa, tersa sphinx moth; 7891 – Xylophanes libya; 7891.1 – Xylophanes ceratomioides; 7892 – Hyles euphorbiae, leafy spurge hawk moth;
Only the discal spot, the basal section of the first postmedian line and the fourth postmedian line are standing out from the greyish-brown ground colour in most specimens. The pale yellow spots of the median band on the hindwing upperside are fewer and smaller than in Xylophanes tersa tersa and sometimes flushed with pink.
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Xylophanes chiron necchus (Cramer, 1779) Xylophanes falco (Walker, 1856) Xylophanes irrorata (Grote, 1865) Xylophanes pluto (Fabricius, 1777) Xylophanes porcus (Hübner, 1823) Xylophanes rhodocera (Walker, 1856) Xylophanes tersa tersa (Linnaeus, 1771)