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Jun 25, 2014 19:19:32   #
tinusbum Loc: east texas
 
i found these on my tomato plants,the tobacco hornworm was almost 1" long.the other was way smaller

tobacco hornworm
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Jun 25, 2014 19:26:05   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
Tobacco hornworm caterpillars become the Carolina Sphinx moth (Manduca sexta):
http://www.floridagardener.com/critters/Insect_Pests/HornWorm.htm

Carolina Sphinx moth (Manduca sexta)
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Jun 25, 2014 19:29:22   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
Excellent high-mag captures.

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Jun 25, 2014 23:07:12   #
A-PeeR Loc: Houston, Texas
 
Excellent shots Tom, very good focal plane on the first two...

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Jun 26, 2014 10:14:36   #
napabob Loc: Napa CA
 
well it's got time to grow into it's tail...........

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Jun 26, 2014 10:54:12   #
tinusbum Loc: east texas
 
napabob wrote:
well it's got time to grow into it's tail...........


time ran out right after i took the pics

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Jun 26, 2014 11:02:53   #
amyinsparta Loc: White county, TN
 
super! the first one reminds of a little dachshund! if they were green. :mrgreen:

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Jun 26, 2014 16:06:23   #
infestation Loc: Brampton, Cumbria, UK
 
tinusbum wrote:
time ran out right after i took the pics
LOL nice shots, I take it these beasties are a bit destructive then.

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Jun 26, 2014 16:15:35   #
tinusbum Loc: east texas
 
infestation wrote:
LOL nice shots, I take it these beasties are a bit destructive then.


they can strip a tomato plant fast. i raise tomato's for me not caterpillars

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Jun 26, 2014 16:57:45   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
tinusbum wrote:
they can strip a tomato plant fast. i raise tomato's for me not caterpillars
Not very PC!

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Jun 26, 2014 17:20:44   #
infestation Loc: Brampton, Cumbria, UK
 
Good to see you made use of them before the big splat then, hope you get to enjoy a bumper crop later on as well

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Jun 26, 2014 17:41:47   #
napabob Loc: Napa CA
 
tinusbum wrote:
time ran out right after i took the pics
resting in pieces no doubt.

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