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Manduca sexta

Manduca Sexta

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Description:

Green, with a "horn" on it's head.

Habitat:

Found on a tomato plant

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2 Comments

colbyhenderson45
colbyhenderson45 9 years ago

Thank you Andrecoppe.

andrecoppe
andrecoppe 9 years ago

Hi colbyhenderson45,
Beautiful caterpillar! It's a Sphingid caterpillar, probably a Manduca sexta (http://bugguide.net/node/view/444388/bgi...).

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colbyhenderson45

Starkville, Mississippi, USA

Spotted on Aug 5, 2014
Submitted on Aug 5, 2014

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