Tobacco hornworm caterpillar parasitized by a braconid wasp

This moth is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the tomato hornworm (manduca quinqueaculata)

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Keywords: braconid, carolina, cocoon, congregata, control, cotesia, crop, cycle, damage, garden, herbivore, hornworm, host, insect, moth, natural, parasite, parasitic, pest, prey, sphinx, tobacco, tomato, wasp