Tersa Sphinx Moth(Xylophanes tersa)

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Probably widespread in NC.
Tersa Sphinx (Xylophanes tersa)
New Hanover Co., NC
13 Oct 2007
Tersa Sphinx (Xylophanes tersa)
New Hanover Co., NC
13 Oct 2007
Tersa Sphinx (Xylophanes tersa)
New Hanover Co., NC
13 Oct 2007

Tersa Sphinx caterpillar (Xylophanes tersa)
Hoke Co., NC
12 Sep 2004

Tersa Sphinx caterpillar (Xylophanes tersa)
Durham Co., NC
16 Sep 2005
Tersa Sphinx caterpillar (Xylophanes tersa)
Durham Co., NC
16 Sep 2005
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.


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