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Xylophanes tersa
Family: Sphingidae Green, roughly 2.5 inches long with a pronounced horn on its hind end. One large eyespot with six smaller eyespots in a line down their sides.
Host plants: smooth buttonplant (Spermacoce glabra), starclusters (Penta species), Borreria, Catalpa, and Manettia species.
Found in my garden feeding on a red penta plant.
Spotted on Sep 11, 2012
Submitted on Sep 11, 2012
4 Comments
Thank you for posting to Florida's Flora & Fauna mission! What a great spot and awesome photo! Thank you for posting to Florida's Flora & Fauna mission!
Thanks so much!!!
Awesome find! I love the depth of the image!
What an endearing "face" and pose.