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WILD-CHERRY SPHINX

Sphinx drupiferarum

Photo by cccmhenry1
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

I found this little monster eating leaves of my tomato plant.

Species ID Suggestions

Tomato Hornworm

Manduca quinquemaculata

Comments (1)

Welcome to Project Noah cccmhenry1! I believe this is a five-spotted hawkmoth caterpillar, commonly called the tomato hornworm. A few different species look similar, but since this one was on a tomato I can almost guarantee that it is a tomato hornworm.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2013

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