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Manduca sexta
Manduca sexta
Tobacco Hornworm
Photographer: Lloyd Gomez
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 1338 3161 0664 0052 (2004-04-29)

Copyright © 2004 California Academy of Sciences

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  1973
  • location   Philippines
  • order Lepidoptera
  • class Insecta
  • CalAcademy slide #   T 85,137
  • photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Tobacco Hornworm (Joseph W. Dougherty )
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  • Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
    1. Reviewed by Joseph W. Dougherty    Nov 6, 2004

    Action: changed name from "Unknown" to "Manduca sexta "

    Reviewer's comments:
         "The tobacco hornworm larva (Manduca sexta) is generally green with seven diagonal white lines on the sides and a curved red horn (above). The tomato hornworms (Manduca quinquemaculata) have eight V-shaped marks on each side and their horn is straighter and blue-black in color (below). These "hornworms" are the larvae of hawk or sphinx moths, also known as hummingbird moths. The tobacco hornworm is the most commonly seen of the two."

     
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