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Species ID Suggestions

Five-Spotted Hawkmoth

Manduca quinquemaculata
moralcoral
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Tobacco hornworm

Manduca sexta

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Latimeria
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Comments (3)
Latimeria
I believe this is actually a tobacco hornworm, not a tomato. They look very similar and can be found on the same host plant, but vary slightly in their markings and the color of the horn. The link I posted to BugGuide explains it pretty well.
moralcoral
actually i can see now you have a pepper in the photo, they also attck them, worst on tomatoe pepper, potato, and eggplant!!
moralcoral
These can be a big pest! hope they arnt on your tomatoe plants!
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PublishedDecember 19, 2011

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