Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 917496

Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa

Observation date: August 08, 2013
Submitted by: shauri
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sunny evening; caterpillar resting under sweet woodruff plants.
Status: Stray
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: September 09, 2013
Coordinator notes: This is very rare to see a larva of this species this far North. In fact New Jersey is the farthest North that has been reported by Jim Tuttle in his book Hawk Moths of North America. The Adult Moths do stray North each year as far as Canada. Thanks for submitting this record.
Checklist region(s): United States, Wisconsin, Richland County