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Tobacco worm

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Field Notes

Description:

Large green caterpillar with a long reddish horn on his hindquarters. Spots up and down his body.

Habitat:

New england

Species ID Suggestions

Carolina Sphinx Moth

Manduca sexta

Reference Link
ForestDragon
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Comments (2)
Dan Doucette
Nice spotting Michael. Welcome to Noah. To add the scientific name, you can go to 'edit this spotting' on the right and add in the info just below where your photos are. Hope this helps.
MichaelSalandrea
This is a tobacco worm. I was unsure how to edit my post to reflect that it was in fact, a known species!
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2014

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