How to identify it?
Larva
Larva body colors differ by different habitat environments, with green and dark brown commonly seen. Each segment in the middle of body has a unique eyespot. Caudal horn at the rear end of body dark-colored.
Adult
Adult body fusiform, overall dark brown. When resting naturally, it resembles an airplane. Forewing posterior edge with multiple parallel dark brown streamlined patterns, a black dot in the middle of the wing.
Ventral
Venter orange. Compound eyes big. 3 pairs of legs on thorax.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods Class
Bugs Order
Moths and butterflies Family
Hawk moths Genus
Xylophanes Species
Tersa sphinx