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Manduca sexta - Carolina Sphinx Moth (larva) Large (around 9.5 cm), green caterpillar with white and black banding and eye spots along each segment. Prominent red horn on posterior segment.<br /> <br /> Habitat:<br /> Feeding on my cherry tomatoes in the garden. Surrounded by mixed hardwoods in my back yard.<br /> <br /> Notes:<br /> This caterpillar was latched onto my tomato plant and did not want to let go! I was impressed by mouthparts as well as the &quot;velcro-action&quot; of its prolegs! It took a lot of effort for me to remove this from the plant!<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56175/manduca_sexta_-_carolina_sphinx_moth_larva.html" title="Manduca sexta - Carolina Sphinx Moth (larva)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/56175_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Tv6J7NjXQLz%2Fc74O97lKDqvNQEA%3D" width="200" height="200" alt="Manduca sexta - Carolina Sphinx Moth (larva) Large (around 9.5 cm), green caterpillar with white and black banding and eye spots along each segment. Prominent red horn on posterior segment.<br /> <br /> Habitat:<br /> Feeding on my cherry tomatoes in the garden. Surrounded by mixed hardwoods in my back yard.<br /> <br /> Notes:<br /> This caterpillar was latched onto my tomato plant and did not want to let go! I was impressed by mouthparts as well as the &quot;velcro-action&quot; of its prolegs! It took a lot of effort for me to remove this from the plant!<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56174/manduca_sexta_-_carolina_sphinx_moth_larva.html Geotagged,Goliath worm,Manduca sexta,Moth week 2018,Sphinx moth,Summer,United States,carolina sphinx moth,insect,insecta,lepidoptera,manduca,sphingidae" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Goliath worm,Manduca sexta,Moth week 2018,Sphinx moth,Summer,United States,camo,camouflage,carolina sphinx moth,insect,insecta,lepidoptera,manduca,sphingidae Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Manduca sexta - Carolina Sphinx Moth (larva)

Large (around 9.5 cm), green caterpillar with white and black banding and eye spots along each segment. Prominent red horn on posterior segment.

Habitat:
Feeding on my cherry tomatoes in the garden. Surrounded by mixed hardwoods in my back yard.

Notes:
This caterpillar was latched onto my tomato plant and did not want to let go! I was impressed by mouthparts as well as the "velcro-action" of its prolegs! It took a lot of effort for me to remove this from the plant!

Manduca sexta - Carolina Sphinx Moth (larva) Large (around 9.5 cm), green caterpillar with white and black banding and eye spots along each segment. Prominent red horn on posterior segment.<br /> <br /> Habitat:<br /> Feeding on my cherry tomatoes in the garden. Surrounded by mixed hardwoods in my back yard.<br /> <br /> Notes:<br /> This caterpillar was latched onto my tomato plant and did not want to let go! I was impressed by mouthparts as well as the "velcro-action" of its prolegs! It took a lot of effort for me to remove this from the plant!<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56174/manduca_sexta_-_carolina_sphinx_moth_larva.html Geotagged,Goliath worm,Manduca sexta,Moth week 2018,Sphinx moth,Summer,United States,carolina sphinx moth,insect,insecta,lepidoptera,manduca,sphingidae

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    Jivko Nakev
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    Great shot, Lisa!
    You don't like to share your cherry tomatoes!! ha-ha     Posted 7 years ago

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The Carolina Sphinx

"Manduca sexta" is a moth of the family Sphingidae present through much of the Americas. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 "Centuria Insectorum".

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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Uploaded Jan 2, 2018. Captured Sep 4, 2017 11:04 in 800 Woody Rd SW, Adairsville, GA 30103, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
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