Horn worm (Manduca quinquemaculata)

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Hornworm, Tomato worm or tobacco worm (Manduca quinquemaculata) crawls on a branch looking for a safe place to hide in the dirt and then pupae over the winter. Once winter is over the pupae will emerge as a large moth find tomato plants to deposit it's eggs and the process starts all over can be reduced by planting marigold flowers around these plants.

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Location: Reno Nevada
Photo credit: © Jeffrey Sinnock / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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