Macro Tomato Hornworm

Tomato Hornworm · 03:03 PM

Found these buggers on my tomato plants, took a snap before I dispatched them.......

**luftfluss** · 06-20-2012, 03:14 PM

WOW, that looks so cool!!! Great catch!

Blue · 06-20-2012, 03:24 PM

That one is actually the Tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta.

**eaglem** · 06-20-2012, 03:26 PM

An interesting creature.

bluestringer · 06-20-2012, 04:26 PM

Em, it is the larvae of the hawk moth or hummingbird moth. Very destructive to tomato plants. Blue is correct though, that is the tobacco version, the tomato version has different markings and the horn is black. The tobacco version is more common here, and is the one usually found on everyone's tomatoes and is just called the tomato version. BTW......the horn is on the tail end.

slowpez · 06-21-2012, 06:42 AM

He would be beautiful if it wasn't for the tomato thing. Nice capture.

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06-20-2012, 03:14 PM	#2
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,619	WOW, that looks so cool!!! Great catch!

06-20-2012, 03:24 PM	#3
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	That one is actually the Tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta.

06-20-2012, 03:26 PM	#4
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,144	An interesting creature.

06-20-2012, 04:26 PM	#5
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748 Original Poster	Em, it is the larvae of the hawk moth or hummingbird moth. Very destructive to tomato plants. Blue is correct though, that is the tobacco version, the tomato version has different markings and the horn is black. The tobacco version is more common here, and is the one usually found on everyone's tomatoes and is just called the tomato version. BTW......the horn is on the tail end.

06-21-2012, 06:42 AM	#6
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	He would be beautiful if it wasn't for the tomato thing. Nice capture.