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Tersa sphinx moth
by: Moni

Camilo
Your moth is a Tersa sphinx. Its shape and coloration is distinctive.
It resides year-round in the southern states and only comes north in warmer months.
The caterpillar can be found in either green or brown forms. Larva feed on Madder Family, Rubiaceae, including Smooth buttonplant , Pentas species, Borreria, Manettia and Catalpa.
The moths feed on nectar in long tubular flowers.

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