Five-Spotted Hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculatus)

Caterpillar Hostplants Tomato, tobacco, and potato.
Seasonal Flight Data
General Notes The larva is the infamous Tomato Hornworm. It can be differentiated from the Tobacco Hornworm from the eight L shaped lines on its side and the black-tipped horn. The Tobacco Hornworm has 7 L shaped lines and a red-tipped horn.

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