Xylophanes tersa

Taxobox
name = Tersa Sphinx Moth

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Xylophanes tersa", adult
status = NE
status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Sphingidae
genus = "Xylophanes"
species = "X. tersa"
binomial = "Xylophanes tersa"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1771)The Tersa sphinx moth ("Xylophanes tersa") is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from the United States, through Central America and into parts of South America. The caterpillars are said to resemble the Sphinx in their resting position.

External links

* [http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/xterster.htm "Xylophanes tersa tersa "] Sphingidae of the Americas