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Manduca sexta
Large green and white caterpillar with curved red posterior "horn"
Found eating a tomato plant
This is the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta, which has seven diagonal lines. The similar looking Tomato Hornworm, Manduca quinquemaculata, has eight v-shaped stripes and a straight blue-black horn.
Spotted on Aug 12, 2012
Submitted on Aug 24, 2012
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