Caterpillar in Ecuador | Project Noah

Photo by ceherzog

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Field Notes

Description:

Pic 2 is a juvenile, I assume. Adult maybe 3"

Habitat:

Tropical lowland rainforest

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (55)

JoshuaGSmith

This has to be the most beautiful caterpillar I've ever heard of!

julia11cc

Thats a cool caterpillar.

craigwilliams

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.htm

ceherzog

Thanks so much cranbrook , Jason, cullen & antonio! Too bad it wasn't named Jason!

cranbrook-sda-youth1

Great spotting ceherzog!

Jason Alexander

Found in Peruvian Amazon too.. http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-92649712/stock-photo-a-neon-red-and-blue-caterpillar-from-the-peruvian-amazon.html

cullenb1

this is amazing...

AntónioGinjaGinja

Awesome capture Ceherzog,beautifulcongrats and thanks for sharing

Carol Snow Milne

Congratulations on SOTD! Hope you find an ID soon. Love the little tail.

Fyn Kynd

Awesome spotting, congratulations Claire! Great cat!

LaurenZarate

Congratulations for this gorgeous sphinx!

ceherzog

Thanks again friends...Craig, pretty funny. Danikisso..I'm worried too, and sickened at the thought.

craigwilliams

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!

arlanda

Incredible colours. Congratulations!!!

kevogecko

What a beauty! Congratulations!

eulalia rubio

Very nice. Congratulations.

Arun

Beauty !! Congratulations :)

Sachin Zaveri

Congratulations ceherzog,,

Juan DiTrani

This is a Sphinx Caterpillar (Sphingidae)

LuisStevens

Congrats ceherzog!

Atul

Congratulations !

Andrea Lim

Congratulations ceherzog on SOTD. Beautiful caterpillar, well deserved!

DaniKisso

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/ecuador-to-sell-third-of-its-amazon.html

Juan DiTrani

Amazing caterpillar! congratulations ceherzog

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!

gatorfellows

Congratulations; it is beautiful :)

Reza Hashemizadeh

Congratulations on this stunning SotD !

Sergio Monteiro

Congratulations Claire, it is a great series of this lovely caterpillar.

KarenL

Congratulations Claire, this neon orange caterpillar from the jungles of Ecuador is spotting of the day! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152702487745603&set=a.10152383557885603.943728.10150120463815603&type=1 https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/319271194757066752

Maria dB

What great colors!

ceherzog

Thanks Melissa & courtney!

MelissaFerguson

Beautiful spotting!

courtneyhitson

Very beautiful spotting!

ceherzog

Thanks Matimar & Ary. The second picture was just to show a younger version (instar) of the caterpillar, last pic for habitat. I must have 30 pics that look almost exactly like the first pic...

ceherzog

Thanks so much everyone..it was extraordinary to see....kind of unbelievable as though it were made of candy.

Adrián Encontrado

Oh my gosh, so colorful! Love it!

NuwanChathuranga

love this!!

drP

What a beautiful caterpillar!

Jason Alexander

I agree with Chun! Great spotting!

ChunXingWong

Such a beautiful creature. Hope you can get the SOTD.