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WILD-CHERRY SPHINX

Sphinx drupiferarum

Notes:

I found this little monster eating leaves of my tomato plant.

1 Species ID Suggestions

LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 10 years ago
Tomato Hornworm
Manduca quinquemaculata Manduca quinquemaculata


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LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 10 years ago

Welcome to Project Noah cccmhenry1! I believe this is a five-spotted hawkmoth caterpillar, commonly called the tomato hornworm. A few different species look similar, but since this one was on a tomato I can almost guarantee that it is a tomato hornworm.

cccmhenry1
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cccmhenry1

Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Spotted on Aug 19, 2013
Submitted on Aug 19, 2013

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