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Tobacco Hornworm (Carolina Sphinx Moth)

Manduca sexta

Photo by Irelyn
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Field Notes

Description:

Please help identify.

Habitat:

Tomato plant

Species ID Suggestions

Carolina Sphinx Moth (Tobacco Hornworm)

Manduca sexta

Reference Link
ForestDragon
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Tomato Hornworm aka Five Spotted Hawkmoth

Manduca quinquemaculata

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Jellis
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Comments (1)
ForestDragon
Nice find! I believe this may actually be a Carolina Sphinx Moth caterpillar. The markings are more consistent with that species. Please take a look at the link I provided for comparison. Here is another link to compare to Manduca quinquemaculata: http://bugguide.net/node/view/65586 Notice how the markings on the side of M. quinquemaculata are V shaped,unlike your caterpillar which has slash shaped markings.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2016

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