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Tobacco hornworm

Manduca sexta

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Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago
Tobacco Hornworm
Manduca sexta tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta (Linnaeus); tomato hornworm, Manduca quinquemaculata (Haworth)


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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

Please confirm ID. I agree with Jakubko!

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Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Also, the white bumps are parasitical wasp larva.

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Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Nice spot! M. sexta (tobacco hornworm) has a drooping red horn while M. quinquemaculata (tomato hornworm) has a straight blue/black horn.

Wilsons
Wilsons 11 years ago

not sure if this is a tomato or tobacco hornworm- any suggestions?

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Wilsons

Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

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

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