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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).
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 ...
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.
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 first postmedian line is very strong basally but disappears towards the apex. The second postmedian line is fused basally with the first and the fourth postmedian line is less than half the width of the first. The forewing and hindwing underside are brighter than in Xylophanes tersa and the brown markings are consequently more prominent ...
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 ]
Little wood satyr, Megisto cymela Mitchell's satyr, Neonympha mitchellii Common wood nymph, Cercyonis pegala Eyed brown, Satyrodes eurydice Appalachian brown, Satyrodes appalachia
Linnaeus divided the group into three genera – Papilio, Sphinx and Phalaena. The first two, together with the seven subdivisions of the third, are now used as the basis for nine superfamily names: Papilionoidea , Sphingoidea , Bombycoidea , Noctuoidea , Geometroidea , Tortricoidea , Pyraloidea , Tineoidea and Alucitoidea .