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Tomato Hornworm

Manduca quinquemaculata

Description:

Parasitic Braconidae wasp larvae

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4 Comments

Austin Jacobs
Austin Jacobs 11 years ago

Very cool. I've never seen that technique used before.

shawn.sboi88
shawn.sboi88 11 years ago

Yes, I use a handheld LED UV light to find them. But I let this one stay so nature could take care of the rest!

Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago

Blacklight I think. Could be a Carolina Sphinx...

Austin Jacobs
Austin Jacobs 11 years ago

Ultraviolet lighting?

shawn.sboi88
Spotted by
shawn.sboi88

Indiana, USA

Spotted on Sep 11, 2012
Submitted on Sep 19, 2012

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