Carolina Sphinx (Manduca sexta)
Caterpillar Hostplants | Tobacco, potato and tomato plants. Occasionally a pest. |
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General Notes | The "tobacco hornworm" can be told from the "tomato hornworm" (Five-Spotted Hawkmoth, Manduca quinquemaculata) by the 7 white lines on the side of the caterpillar's body as well as the red-tipped horn. |