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Manduca sexta
Golden colored tobacco hornworm.
Found on tomato plant in our vegetable garden.
I've been picking hornworms off tomato plants for decades and have never seen anything like this one. Their normal green color camouflages them very well. I saw this one from a distance. It stuck out like a sore thumb.
Spotted on May 12, 2021
Submitted on May 13, 2021
1 Comment
Very strange, never seen a Manduca sexta caterpillar that bright here either.
Thanks for sharing.