Martinique, La Trinité, Presqu'île de la Caravelle, 29-VIII-84

Xylophanes tersa (Drury 1770)

Sphingidae Macroglossinae

Biology and distribution

Larva on Rubiaceae, especially Borreria spp. (Pinchon), Spermacoce spp. (Haxaire).

Common in Guadeloupe and Martinique (Pinchon, Ryckewaert).
Marie-Galante, St-Martin, St- Bartholomew.

Throughout the Antilles.

From Canada to Argentina.

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Similar species

Xylophanes chiron

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