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Tersa sphinx moth

Xylophanes tersa tersa

Description:

Moth with brown body and brown and gray slender, angular wings. Faint stripes on wings. Paler brown stripe on each side of abdomen.

Habitat:

Brightly-lit exterior hallway of hotel at nighttime.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Tersa sphinx
Xylophanes tersa Xylophanes tersa - Wikipedia


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4 Comments

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 3 years ago

What a beauty! Looks like it's built for speed!

cbblangley
cbblangley 3 years ago

Thank you, @Ornithoptera80!

cbblangley
cbblangley 3 years ago

Thank you!

MichaelS
MichaelS 3 years ago

Hi cbblangley, neat moth spotting! Welcome back to Project Noah!

cbblangley
Spotted by
cbblangley

Jekyll Island, Georgia, United States

Spotted on Oct 16, 2020
Submitted on Feb 16, 2021

Spotted for Mission

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