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Tomato Horn Worm

Photo by Hannah F.
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Field Notes

Description:

Green and white with red dots along its body. Red horn placed near the backside

Habitat:

Tomato plants

Notes:

This is super cool!!!! I found it in my brother's school yard it was amazing and beautiful

Species ID Suggestions

Carolina Sphinx (Tobacco Hornworm)

Manduca sexta

Reference Link
ForestDragon
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Comments (5)
Hannah F.
WOW ForestDragon u are very intelligent Thats super cool never knew that about the hornworm
ForestDragon
These amazing large caterpillars (hornworms) are caterpillars of large moths called Sphinxes. The horn is not dangerous and contains no poison. The caterpillars can cause a lot of damage to tomato plants. They are often parasitized by Braconid Wasps (a type of tiny wasp).
Hannah F.
thx for the ID suggestion ForestDragon
Hannah F.
Wow never heard that before i guess u gave me knowledge and and i gave u knowledge!!! LOL
medusasnakes123
Wow! I have seen tomato worms before, but I have only seen them with a blue horn, not a red one! How cool! Also, be careful, because I have heard that the spike on their back is poisonous.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2014

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