Tobacco Hornworm Caterpillar

"Tobacco Hornworm 1" by Daniel Schwen - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tobacco_Hornworm_1.jpg#/media/File:Tobacco_Hornworm_1.jpg

About This Insect

Scientific Name: Manduca sexta
Food: Tobacco plants, but also tomatoes
What does it turn into?  See it here
Does it sting? No.
Will it destroy my garden? No, although in some cases it can cause minor damage to tomatoes.




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