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Tomato Horn Worm or Manduca quinquemaculata Very good camouflage and hard to see<br />
f5.6, EAf9.8, 1/30 sec, ISO100, 75 steps at 300micons/step<br />
2024-06-22-04.35_.40_ZS_PMax_ Geotagged,Manduca quinquemaculata,Tomato hornworm,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Tomato Horn Worm or Manduca quinquemaculata

Very good camouflage and hard to see
f5.6, EAf9.8, 1/30 sec, ISO100, 75 steps at 300micons/step
2024-06-22-04.35_.40_ZS_PMax_

    comments (1)

  1. Really cool to be able to see its eye arrangement this close!

    Live specimen?
    Posted one year ago

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The five-spotted hawkmoth is a brown and gray hawk moth of the Sphingidae family. The caterpillar, often referred to as the tomato hornworm, can be a major pest in gardens.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by William Bodine
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Uploaded Jun 23, 2024. Captured in 6 E Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201, USA.