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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Macroglossinae » Dilophonotini » Erinnyis » Ello Sphinx - Hodges#7834 (Erinnyis ello)
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Unknown Caterpillar - Erinnyis ello
Copyright © 2009 Tom Stack

Unknown Caterpillar - Erinnyis ello
Tavernier, Monroe County, Florida, USA
December 7, 2009
Size: 2-3 inches
This was a relatively large caterpillar, 2-3" in length, with what looks like an eyespot on dorsal surface rear of head area

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Unknown Caterpillar - Erinnyis ello Unknown Caterpillar photo 2 - Erinnyis ello
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Contributed by tomstack on 11 December, 2009 - 7:05am
Last updated 23 February, 2024 - 2:35pm

Moved
Moved from Ello Sphinx.
… Teá Montagna, 23 February, 2024 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Erinnyis.
… Teá Montagna, 23 February, 2024 - 2:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 19 December, 2009 - 1:11pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 16 December, 2009 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

but:
as far as i can see i totally agree with ryan..its a sphinx.
the ello sphinx has a very small horn in the last instar (more like a pointy bump)..where aleops has a longer one..both larve greatly resemble this guy..have a peek..
http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/ealopalo.htm
http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/eello.htm
and then theres this:
… Edna Woodward, 11 December, 2009 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

do you happen
to have any other pics of this cat..id like to see the back end of this guy. specificly id like to see if he has a horn, on the end and what it looks like..
… Edna Woodward, 11 December, 2009 - 6:43pm login or register to post comments

I took the liberty of linking your images
Still uncertain about the ID, however.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 December, 2009 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Ken,
Thanks for linking the images. I don't think this is a Sphinx caterpillar.
… tomstack, 11 December, 2009 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

Additional images would be nice, but...
you might want to look at Erinnyis ello - Ello Sphinx .

It has that distinctive eyespot and, according to the Guide, its caterpillars are extremely variable, including green and brown/gray forms. One of the distinguishing characteristics is "ornately banded prolegs," which I seem to be just making out at the far left of your image.

At any rate, see what you think until a specialist chimes in.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 December, 2009 - 9:17am login or register to post comments

 
Erinnyis
I agree, this is most likely an Erinnyis ello larvae, the brown form. Although I wouldn't completely rule out E. alope which has a similar larvae. But it is certainly an Erinnyis sp..
… Ryan St Laurent, 11 December, 2009 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

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