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Rustic Hornworm

Manduca rustica

Photo by joanbstanley
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Very large green caterpillar with diagonal white and purplish lines

Habitat:

Feeding on a pink Trumpet vine growing beside a patio in Tucson.

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Manduca rustica

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Caterpillars and larvae of the Southwestern United States
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Sonoran Desert - Plants and Animals
Mission
Arthropoding around the arizona
Photographed
PublishedNovember 24, 2012

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