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Manduca sexta
7 diagonal lines on its sides and a curved red horn. Not to be confused with the tomato hornworm who's 8 white markings are V-shaped and has a black horn.
Tobacco fields, vegetable gardens, and a wide variety of other habitats.
They do not bite nor can the tail cause injury. Hornworms have a special mechanism that allows them to feed on tobacco plants, which are toxic to most insects. They selectively sequester and secrete the nicotine. University of Nebraska-Nebraska EntWeb-Department of Entomology
Spotted on Jun 13, 2013
Submitted on Jun 14, 2013
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