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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).
7885 – Darapsa myron, Virginia creeper sphinx moth; 7886 – Darapsa choerilus, azalea sphinx moth; 7887 – Xylophanes pluto, Pluto sphinx moth; 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 ...
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 is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. As of 2000, there are about 96 species and subspecies included in the genus. As of 2000, there are about 96 species and subspecies included in the genus.
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.
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)
The Great Sphinx remains one of the world’s biggest mysteries, but a new study suggests that wind could have had a bigger hand in shaping it than originally thought. Scientists offer evidence to ...
Pages in category "Xylophanes" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total. ... Xylophanes tersa; Xylophanes thyelia; Xylophanes titana; Xylophanes ...