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tobacco hornworm

Manduca sexta

Description:

The tobacco hornworm is often confused with the very similar tomato hornworm. It can be distinguished by its seven diagonal lines on its sides; tomato hornworms have eight V-shaped markings.

Habitat:

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1 Comment

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

A pretty caterpillar....

PhotoginTN
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PhotoginTN

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jun 18, 2015
Submitted on Jul 8, 2015

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