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Pic 2 is a juvenile, I assume. Adult maybe 3"
Tropical lowland rainforest
Spotted on Feb 15, 2013
Submitted on Mar 31, 2013
55 Comments (1–25)
This has to be the most beautiful caterpillar I've ever heard of!
Thats a cool caterpillar.
Perhaps it's worth getting in touch with Bill Oehlke, who runs this site on Sphingidae of Peru. If he doesn't know, I imagine he'd be very interested to see it: http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/SphPeru...
Thanks so much cranbrook , Jason, cullen & antonio! Too bad it wasn't named Jason!
Great spotting ceherzog!
Found in Peruvian Amazon too.. http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-92649712...
this is amazing...
Awesome capture Ceherzog,beautifulcongrats and thanks for sharing
Congratulations on SOTD! Hope you find an ID soon. Love the little tail.
Awesome spotting, congratulations Claire! Great cat!
Congratulations for this gorgeous sphinx!
Thanks again friends...Craig, pretty funny. Danikisso..I'm worried too, and sickened at the thought.
There's a party going on there :) Very exciting spot Clare! Always good to meet another Hawk Moth, in any form. The adults are all amazing in my book, so I can't wait to find out what clothes they'll be wearing to the next party!
Incredible colours. Congratulations!!!
What a beauty! Congratulations!
Very nice. Congratulations.
Beauty !! Congratulations :)
Congratulations ceherzog,,
This is a Sphinx Caterpillar (Sphingidae)
Congrats ceherzog!
Congratulations !
Congratulations ceherzog on SOTD. Beautiful caterpillar, well deserved!
Wow, I'm so thrilled to see this yet it saddens me that Ecuador is selling a third of It's rain forest to Chinese Oil companies. :-(
http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2013/04/ecu...
Amazing caterpillar! congratulations ceherzog
Oh thanks so much Project Noah team....this was one of my favorite Ecuador spottings...so I am really, really pleased that it got SOTD!