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Catapiler

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Habitat:

Bushwick backyard

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Comments (2)
clairol
I've mostly heard of it as a *tomato* hornworm, but it seems to also be just a plain old hornworm. It can *completely* devour a kneehigh tomato plant in a single day! http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&biw=1680&bih=811&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=hornworm&aq=f&aqi=g4g-m1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
anne yen
tobacco hornworm? recent article in NY Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/science/27obslither.html
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PublishedJuly 30, 2010

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