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''Proserpinus terlooi'', the Terloo sphinx moth, is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
of the family Sphingidae first described by Henry Edwards in 1875. It is found from southern
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is 42–48 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing in July and August. Adults fly during the very late afternoon or evening, nectaring from flowers. The larvae feed on '' Boerhavia'' species (including '' Boerhavia coccinea'' and ''
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Macroglossini Moths described in 1875 Taxa named by Henry Edwards Moths of North America {{Macroglossini-stub