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Pseudosphinx tetrio : ウィキペディア英語版 | Pseudosphinx tetrio
''Pseudosphinx tetrio'' is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. Its common names include tetrio sphinx, giant gray sphinx, frangipani hornworm,〔Dunford, J. C. and K. A. Barbara. (Tetrio Sphinx, Giant Gray Sphinx, Frangipani Hornworm, ''Pseudosphinx tetrio'' (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). ) EENY-344. Entomology and Nematology. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2005.〕 and plumeria caterpillar.〔Sloan, S. A., et al. (2007). (Phenology of ''Plumeria alba'' and its herbivores in a tropical dry forest. ) ''Biotropica'' 39(2), 195-201.〕 It is native to the tropical and subtropical Americas from the southern and southwestern United States to Brazil. The occasional individual has been recorded as far north as the northeastern United States.〔 ==Description== The adult moth is brown with gray and white markings, and the hindwing is a darker brown. The female may be lighter in tone. The body has gray, white, and black bands. The wingspan is 12.7 to 14 centimeters, and the female is generally slightly larger than the male.〔 The larva is a caterpillar which may exceed 15 centimeters in length. It is black with aposematic yellow bands and a red-orange head. Toward the posterior end is an orange bump with a black horn roughly 2 centimeters long. The legs are orange with black spots. The pupa is about 7 centimeters long. It is yellow when new, turning brown and darkening to a reddish brown as it hardens.〔
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