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redzone911 Pinellas, FL Dec 10, 2007

i found this chomping on my pointsettias, anybody know what type it is?

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redzone911 Pinellas, FL Dec 10, 2007

here's a pic of the head

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OldNed Merritt Island, FL(Zone 10a) Dec 10, 2007

Looks like a Poinsettia Hornworm (Manduca species)
They can defoliate a plant very quickly.

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Dec 10, 2007

Or, it could be an Ello Sphinx Moth cat, they feed on other plants, maybe you could move him......they become a beautiful moth:

http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/eello.htm

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redzone911 Pinellas, FL Dec 10, 2007

i think it is a Poinsettia Hornworm, the Ello Sphinx Moth cat has an eye looking dot on it's head from what i googled and this guy doesn't, never knew such a hornworm existed, thanx

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Dec 10, 2007

You could be right........the first picture looks like the head is at the bottom, what is that shape on his head?
The Ellos are highly variable and I couldn't find much info on the Poinsettia Hornworm so am wondering if they are the same.

I'm just trying to save him :>/

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