Photos -
©Nicky Davis
Tomato Hornworm, Manduca quinquermaculata, the
caterpiller has a black horn and eight "V"
shaped white markings with no borders. The tail
is sometimes confused with the head of the
caterpillar- the horn is in the rear. The
caterpillar can eat tomato or tobacco plants and
other plants in the nightshade family
(Solanaceae). When feeding them, it is
better to use the same plant throughout the
caterpillar stage. I used the tomato fruit
for a while and though they didn't seem to mind
too much, they did start getting diarrhea and
were switched back to leaves as soon as
available.
The moths have five orange spots on their
abdomens
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