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Carolina
Sphinx, Manduca sexta Hodges # 7775 Fermilab, DuPage County, Illinois 15 September 2004 Photographed in its typical resting position. Caterpillar (see photo below) is the common tobacco hornworm commonly found on tomato plants in our gardens. |
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Carolina
Sphinx, Manduca sexta Hodges # 7775 Fermilab, DuPage County, Illinois 15 September 2004 Same specimen as above, disturbed slightly so as to show the orange spots on the body. |
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Carolina
Sphinx, Manduca sexta Hodges # 7775 Fermilab, DuPage County, Illinois 16 August 2006 Disturbed slightly so that it would spread its wings. |
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Carolina
Sphinx, Manduca sexta Hodges # 7775 Caterpillar, the common tobacco hornworm, which in spite of its name is actually the common pest of our garden tomato plants. DuPage County, Illinois 1 October 2006 |