by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Moths Page | Jeff's Nature Pages
Probably widespread in NC.![]() |
Tersa Sphinx (Xylophanes tersa) New Hanover Co., NC 13 Oct 2007 |
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Tersa Sphinx (Xylophanes tersa) New Hanover Co., NC 13 Oct 2007 |
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Tersa Sphinx (Xylophanes tersa) New Hanover Co., NC 13 Oct 2007 |
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Tersa Sphinx caterpillar (Xylophanes tersa) Hoke Co., NC 12 Sep 2004 |
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Tersa Sphinx caterpillar (Xylophanes tersa) Durham Co., NC 16 Sep 2005 |
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Tersa Sphinx caterpillar (Xylophanes tersa) Durham Co., NC 16 Sep 2005 |
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Tersa Sphinx caterpillar (Xylophanes tersa) Durham Co., NC 16 Sep 2005 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
Created on ... Sep 8, 2006 | jspippen@duke.edu