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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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strange worm - Erinnyis ello
Copyright © 2009 saab098

strange worm - Erinnyis ello
Florida, USA
December 23, 2009
Size: about 3.1 inches
I found this bug on the grass, in my backyard.
It has very powerful moves when is touched. I didnt find it on this site, looks like an armyworm.
Thanks.
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Contributed by saab098 on 23 December, 2009 - 8:09pm
Last updated 27 December, 2009 - 8:33am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Tim Loh, 24 December, 2009 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

Added the mating ants pic
I've added a close up of the mating ants. Thanks.
… saab098, 23 December, 2009 - 10:02pm login or register to post comments

Little guy
There's a tiny wasplike critter too. Anybody know what it is?
… John F. Carr, 23 December, 2009 - 8:59pm login or register to post comments

 
it was an ant indeed.
it was an ant i remember.
… saab098, 23 December, 2009 - 9:34pm login or register to post comments

 
If you look closely
there are two small critters there. See my comment below.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 December, 2009 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, you're right. I didn't n
Yes, you're right. I didn't notice before, very interesting. Why the queen lost her wings? thank you.
… saab098, 23 December, 2009 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

 
When an ant colony grows large enough, it
produces a generation of winged reproductives. These fly off in an attempt to found new colonies. Once they've dispersed and landed, they generally lose their wings, which have served their purpose and are not needed for a life underground.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 December, 2009 - 10:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Is it possible
these are mating ants (the queen having already lost her wings)?

… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 December, 2009 - 9:04pm login or register to post comments

ello sphinx
probably if he was crawling on the ground he was looking for a place to pupte and turn into a moth..nice soft dirt to dig in..hopefully he will do that sucessfully and become a lovely moth in a few weeks.
heres the moth:
… Edna Woodward, 23 December, 2009 - 8:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Dang!
I was going to guess E. ello but chickened out. I didn't realize that the "horn" could be that long/sharp.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 December, 2009 - 8:52pm login or register to post comments

Sphinx Moth caterpillar, I believe.
You may want to look around here while waiting for a more definitive ID.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 December, 2009 - 8:29pm login or register to post comments

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