Tag: catalpa sphinx moth

2024 Caterpillar Season – Catalpa Sphinx

2024 Caterpillar Season, insects, Lepidoptera, macro, wildlife, wildlife photography

Catalpa Sphinx
Ceratomia catalpae F. Sphingidae
Host plant: Found on northern catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)
Date found: 17, Aug, 2024
Location Found: Schoolcraft Prairie, Washington County, MO

Ceratomia catalpae adult found at same location and date as above.

Catalpa Sphinx (Ceratomia catalpae)

macro, wildlife, wildlife photography

Miguel and I found an aggregation of the catalpa sphinx moth caterpillars on a caterpillar hunt in early September. I have been looking for this species for a while so this was a nice find. Of the ten or so we found, one was infested with the parasitoid braconid wasp cocoons. See photos below.