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Tobacco Hornworm

Manduca sexta

Photo by cajunbry
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Field Notes

Habitat:

It was eating my tomato plant!

Species ID Suggestions

Tobacco hornworm

Manduca sexta

Reference Link
Latimeria
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tomato hornworm
Wes Masters
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Comments (2)
Latimeria
The tobacco hornworm feeds on plants in the tomato family, so you'll find it in the same places as the tomato hornworm. The tobacco has 7 stripes, while the tomato has 8 V-shaped marks.
Ashish
Yes Hawk moth caterpillar. Its also called False eye caterpillar.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2011

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