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Tobacco hornworm

Manduca sexta

Description:

A large green Sphinx moth caterpillar with a red horn, spots, and stripes.

Habitat:

On a tomato plant.

Notes:

It's colors make it look like only part of the plant's stem.

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Graham Monroe
Spotted by
Graham Monroe

New Mexico, USA

Spotted on Jul 18, 2015
Submitted on Jul 18, 2015

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