Ormiston Gorge FaunaBlack-footed Rock Wallaby Cicada Nymph Shell Case Coenotes eremophilae Diamond Dove Long-nosed Dragon White-necked Heron

During certain times of the year, visitors should keep an eye out for these interesting looking caterpillars of the Sandal-box Hawk Moth.

These photographs were taken around Ormiston Gorge in the West MacDonnell Ranges.

Sandal-box Hawk Moth (Coenotes eremophilae)
Instar Caterpillar of the Sandal-box Hawk Moth (Coenotes eremophilae), Ormiston Gorge, NT
Sandal-box Hawk Moth (Coenotes eremophilae)
Instar Caterpillar of the Sandal-box Hawk Moth (Coenotes eremophilae), Ormiston Gorge, NT
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Order: Lepidoptera
  • Family: Sphingidae
  • Genus: Coenotes
  • Species: C. eremophilae
  • Binomial name: Coenotes eremophilae
  • Synonyms:
    • Sphinx eremophilae
    • Protoparce minimus

Ormiston Gorge FaunaBlack-footed Rock Wallaby Cicada Nymph Shell Case Coenotes eremophilae Diamond Dove Long-nosed Dragon White-necked Heron

Ormiston Gorge & PoundOrmiston Gorge Fauna Ormiston Gorge Flora Ormiston Gorge Landscape

West MacDonnell RangesBirthday Waterhole Ellery Creek Big Hole Finke Two Mile Glen Helen Gorge Jay Creek John Flynn’s Grave Historical Reserve Laura Creek Larapinta Drive Mount Sonder / Rwetyepme Namatjira Drive The Neil Hargrave Lookout Ochre Pits Ormiston Gorge & Pound Point Howard Lookout Redbank Gorge Simpsons Gap

MacDonnell RangesEast MacDonnell Ranges West MacDonnell Ranges Tjoritja West MacDonnell National Park