The Cliff by TwoPynts

Photography • Macro • posted on Sep 13, 2005

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"The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it." --Moliere

Not exactly a butterfly, but the caterpillar for a Banded Sphinx Moth. I found this in my in-law's garden as well. Central Florida has quite a lot of interesting wildlife, both large and small. I loved the patterns on it's body so had to include it in my gallery. ----- BANDED SPHINX MOTH Eumorpha fasciat Classification: Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Superclass Hexapoda (Hexapods) Class Insecta (Insects) Subclass Pterygota Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) No Taxon (Moths) Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths -- Hodges #s 7771 - 7894) Genus Eumorpha Species fasciata (Banded Sphinx) Size Wingspan 8.7-9.6 cm Identification Upperside is dark pinkish brown. Forewing has a lighter brown band along the costa, and sharp pinkish white bands and streaks. Hindwing has a pink patch on the inner margin and pink along the outer margin. Range Northern Argentina north through Central America and Mexico to southern California and southern Arizona; east to Texas, Mississippi, Florida, and South Carolina. Strays north to Missouri, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, and Nova Scotia. Habitat Tropical, subtropical, and austral lowlands. Old fields, nearby woodlands with hostplant. Season May-July, August-November (2 broods) in southern US. Only latter brood farther north. Food Flower nectar (adult) Life Cycle Larvae feed on Evening Primrose, Oenothera species, and Water Primrose, Ludwigia species. (info from BugFinder.net) ----- Thanks for stopping by and for your azule comments on yesterday's photo, Tiny Cassius Blue.

----- Olympus C8080WZ & PhotoshopCS. (428)

Comments (33)

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killerpumpkins

8:21AM | Tue, 13 September 2005

Now your starting to bug me! Great shot! KP

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jophoto

8:32AM | Tue, 13 September 2005

Wow! Fantastic caterpillar! It certainly looks tropical doesn't it? Would be interesting to see the moth that emerges. Hint, hint.

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sharky_

8:40AM | Tue, 13 September 2005

A most beautiful macro shot. I like the colors of this little guy. Excellent. Aloha

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Cosme..D..Churruca

8:53AM | Tue, 13 September 2005

Alucinating capture... the feeling of vertigo of that bug is genial, accentuated by the darkness. Love it !

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tibet2004uk

8:59AM | Tue, 13 September 2005

Oh what a beauty!!! Such gorgeous colors!!! Amazing creature!!! And superb shots Kortalouche!! Great details and clarity once again!

nico3333fr

9:12AM | Tue, 13 September 2005

A very good macro !

pimbotin

9:26AM | Tue, 13 September 2005

I could stay hours in front of that kind of shots... They are so realistic that we can almost see it moving! My applause, dear...

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Onslow

9:49AM | Tue, 13 September 2005

Cliff never ages does he, even if he is wearing a dayglo suit. Superb bit of macro and info :)

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Chaos911

9:53AM | Tue, 13 September 2005

brilliant work, this one is so excellent :)

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Valentin

9:58AM | Tue, 13 September 2005

Wonderful creature and brilliant shot!!!

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rayburg

10:30AM | Tue, 13 September 2005

Kort, great macros and presentation..

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CDBrugg

10:36AM | Tue, 13 September 2005

great picture ;-)))

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marybelgium

11:08AM | Tue, 13 September 2005

really great photography !

Tedz

12:02PM | Tue, 13 September 2005

Jump!! You can do it!!!Show the World You are not just a pretty Face...go for it...Jump!!!

cynlee

12:04PM | Tue, 13 September 2005

oh he is a splendid find! very colorful & excellent presentation.. lol.. jump!! jump!! (creating a bit of a crowd of onlookers!) :]

soulofharmony

12:15PM | Tue, 13 September 2005

excellent montage of this colourful creature.. splendid.:)

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nathalie06

1:35PM | Tue, 13 September 2005

Wonderful series of macro of this incredible and colorated caterpilar ! I love it ! Excellent composition too. I would like to see the buterfly after the caterpilar... I think it would be a wonder of colors too !

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SoulSearcherr

1:37PM | Tue, 13 September 2005

awesome job

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kimariehere

1:56PM | Tue, 13 September 2005

what a beautiful little creature such faboulous color and shape!!! he is beautiful in a bug sort of way .. I love your title and all four wonderful shots .. the compo as a whole is compleatly spectacular!!! WOW!!

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jcv2

3:26PM | Tue, 13 September 2005

If it waits until it's a butty it can fly away easy to pass this obstacle! But... less glory to overcome the obstacle! :) Excellent collage, Kort, perfect crisp shots!

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Margana

5:09PM | Tue, 13 September 2005

LOL!Halloween must be on my mind.He reminds me of candy corn,lol!Very cute title for your pic Kort.I like the way you've presented this with the other shots included.Beautiful work on the macro and the color is perfect.-M :)

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GBCalls

5:51PM | Tue, 13 September 2005

Awesome colors. Great photos - thanks for sharing.

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Digimon

6:17PM | Tue, 13 September 2005

Wow! Never seen one like that! Wild colors!!!

parb1194

7:07PM | Tue, 13 September 2005

A very beautiful caterpiller and most fantastic captures of it.

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hotracer2

7:15PM | Tue, 13 September 2005

OMG......... he is beautifull....I would have included him tooooooo. fantastic capture:):):)..V

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erskogly

9:09PM | Tue, 13 September 2005

Fantastic colorful caterpillar! Nice captures and a great collage.

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Punaguy

12:09AM | Wed, 14 September 2005

Wow, damn colorful catapillar, beautifully captured...Pro work here buddy! Aloha!

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sossy

2:56PM | Wed, 14 September 2005

adorable colored macros! funny title for this outstanding detailed catapillar and gorgeous capture! I've never seen such a thing! ;o)

camera2

4:38PM | Wed, 14 September 2005

Probably feeding on your mother-in-law's tomato plants no doubt? Hope you saved the caterpillar to see it change and turn into a moth that almost looks like a humming bird. Excellent picture Kort. Have a great hump day . -egmont

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