Xylophanes tersa tersa

Xylophanes tersa tersa
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Tersa Sphinx Moth
(Linnaeus, 1771) Sphinx

Xylophanes tersa, Villa Amancay, Cardoba, Argentina,
February 2012, courtesy of Carlos Marzano.

Carlos found a larva and was successful in getting it to pupate in sand and then eclose and inflate properly.

Xylophanes tersa fifth instar, Villa Amancay, Cardoba, Argentina,
October 2011, courtesy of Carlos Marzano.

Xylophanes tersa fifth instar, Villa Amancay, Cardoba, Argentina,
October 2011, courtesy of Carlos Marzano.

Xylophanes tersa cocoon, Villa Amancay, Cardoba, Argentina,
October 2011, courtesy of Carlos Marzano.

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