Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa

Observation date: January 25, 2018
Date notes: Temperature was probably in the mid to high sixties. The pentas are in the shade.
Submitted by: Biwi
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: As the picture indicates, this caterpillar, which I think is of the Sphinx Moth, was eating a pentas. On another neighboring pentas was a caterpillar of similar size and with similar markings, but it was a gray color. I took a photo only of the green one because I thought I could identify it.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: January 27, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Indian River County, United States, Florida