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Tobacco Hornworm

Manduca sexta

Photo by Becca Herndon
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Found eating on my pepper plant.

Species ID Suggestions

Tobacco Hornworm

Manduca sexta

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eelhsamarie
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Tomato Hornworm

Manduca quinquemaculata

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Comments (3)
eelhsamarie
Either a Tomato or Tobacco Hornworm. They're often confused with one another as they look very similar and only have a slight difference in markings. I can't tell which type of caterpillar this is from the photos, but I will suggest both species and you can do more research if you like. :)

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PublishedSeptember 6, 2013

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