Order Lepidoptera
Family Sphingidae
Adult
12-04-10 © Lucas Damer
Predated by
18-11-06 © Roberto Ares
Caterpillar
07-12-13 © Juan Pablo Muszkats
07-12-13 © Juan Pablo Muszkats
Predated by
25-01-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Lucas tells us that "On 14th March, 2010 I found this Sphingidae caterpillar at the Lizard Parth some 300 meters away from Viamonte Cabin. It was feeding on Sapium haematospermum. It hatched on April 10th turning into this beautiful moth which Ezequiel Nuñez Bustos identified as Erinnyis ello"
16-03-10 © Lucas Damer
Caterpillar eating leaves of Sapium haematospermum
12-04-10 © Lucas Damer
12-04-10 © Lucas Damer
With the pupa
12-04-10 © Lucas Damer