A caterpillar in a tomato

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nzwide New Plymouth, New Zealand Feb 23, 2016

I would appreciate the ID of the caterpillar feeding in a hole at the stem of a tomato.

Thanks

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Feb 23, 2016

It's in the family Noctuidae, possibly a tomato fruitworm (Helicoverpa armigera conferta) - see http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4053/4266546845_96525d1f6e_o.jpg for an example. The colouration of this caterpillar is extremely variable.

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nzwide New Plymouth, New Zealand Feb 24, 2016

Thank you are very much. I still have it living in it tomato and with in a day it has got much darker

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