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leonardml Orange Park, FL Sep 04, 2009

Can anyone ID the caterpillar, moth, butterfly? I happened across this brute devouring an unripe tomato this morning. He blends with the vine exceptionally well. He has an appendage like a stinger at his rear. He's quite a beauty.

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irisloverdee Lebanon, OR Sep 04, 2009

here we call them tomatoe horn worm and they get killed fast as they can eat the plant fast.

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leonardml Orange Park, FL Sep 05, 2009

Thanks irisloverdee. That's disappointing, I was hoping for some kind of brillaint butterfly. He's still there this morning and has this "Captain Morgan" kind of pose on the plant. And you're right, he's pretty much ate it to the nub. Sigh.

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peony1066 Sugar Land, TX(Zone 9a) Sep 05, 2009

Tomato hornworms are the catapiller for Sphinx moths.

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