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Great find!
Congrats on the SOTW!
Thanks for the input Tom. The Hymenostilbe in your previous spotting was Hymenostilbe sphingum, and only infects sphinx moths, which that moths appearance looked more like a sphinx moth (possibly Amorpha Junglandis).
While this one infects other moths, mainly in the family noctuidae, like this moth. This fungi is more common in the US, because noctuid moths are very common.
Actually Polyphagozerra coffeae, according to recently updated sources.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphagoz...
There is a accurate ID in the comments section of my BugGuide link.
Amazing colors on that moth, Thanks for sharing.
The caterpillar is Peridea angulosa caterpillar.
many of the moths, of this caterpillar were found close by to your spotting.
http://portugal.inaturalist.org/observat...
http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/wp...
Congrats Eulalia :-)
Most probably some species of Syntypistis.
