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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).
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.
7888 – Xylophanes porcus, porcu sphinx moth; 7889 W – Xylophanes falco, falcon sphinx moth; 7890 – Xylophanes tersa, tersa sphinx moth; 7891 – Xylophanes libya; 7891.1 – Xylophanes ceratomioides; 7892 – Hyles euphorbiae, leafy spurge hawk moth; 7893 – Hyles gallii, gallium sphinx moth; 7894 – Hyles lineata, white-lined sphinx ...
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 bilineata Gehlen, 1928; Xylophanes blanca Eitschberger ...
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 ]
This is a list of the moths of family Sphingidae that are found in Canada.It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Canada.
Little wood satyr, Megisto cymela Mitchell's satyr, Neonympha mitchellii Common wood nymph, Cercyonis pegala Eyed brown, Satyrodes eurydice Appalachian brown, Satyrodes appalachia
The length of the forewings is 36–41 mm. It is intermediate in appearance between Xylophanes aristor and Xylophanes tersa. There is a weakly developed golden medial line on the tegula. The upperside of the thorax has a grey medial band, bordered laterally and divided medially by brown lines.