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A Tersa Sphinx Moth Larva from League City, Texas

The sphinx moths are a subset of the Spingidae family, which includes hawk moths amd sphinx moths. Among these are the hummingbird moths, which are hawk moths that, like hummingbirds and certain bats, have evolved the ability to hover in a very precise position while inserting their proboscis deep into a flower’s nectary to extract its nectar… [...]