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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).
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 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 . There should be about 1,288 species listed.
Sightings of the white-lined sphinx moth — Hyles lineata in scientific terms — have been reported "all over" Point Reyes National Seashore north of San Francisco.
Sphinx is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. [1] Species
Pseudosphinx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Hermann Burmeister in 1856. Its only species, Pseudosphinx tetrio , was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. Its common names include tetrio sphinx , giant gray sphinx , frangipani hornworm , [ 2 ] and plumeria caterpillar . [ 3 ]
Proserpinus is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, the sphinx moths or hawk moths. Species of the genus are native to North America with the exception of P. proserpinus, which has a much larger range extending from Asia to Africa. [1] The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. In general, these moths are green with orange or red ...
Hyles lineata, also known as the white-lined sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. They are sometimes known as a "hummingbird moth" because of their bird-like size (2-3 inch wingspan) and flight patterns. [2] As caterpillars, they have a wide range of color phenotypes but show consistent adult coloration. [3]