Horicon Marsh-2: I meant to include this in my original post. It's a Tomato Hornworm, which I had never seen before. Its a blue-green, 4 inch caterpillar. it will become a 5 inch moth.

Wags Loc: Mequon, WI

I meant to include this in my original post. It's a Tomato Hornworm, which I had never seen before. Its a blue-green, 4 inch caterpillar. it will become a 5 inch moth. Apparently there is also a Tobacco Hornworm. But this is the Tomato because it has 8 white stripes as opposed to the Tobacco which only has 7 stripes. Fun to learn new stuff.

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One of these Monsters can defoliate a large Tomato plant inside of a day, and they're REALLY Hard to spot when on the plant!
(They also squirt a lot of Green Goo when smushed!)

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Wags wrote:

I meant to include this in my original post. It's a Tomato Hornworm, which I had never seen before. Its a blue-green, 4 inch caterpillar. it will become a 5 inch moth. Apparently there is also a Tobacco Hornworm. But this is the Tomato because it has 8 white stripes as opposed to the Tobacco which only has 7 stripes. Fun to learn new stuff.

They'll destroy your tomato plant. Kill 'em or attract birds to pick them off.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Tack sharp shot of a villain, Bill!

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Wags wrote:

I meant to include this in my original post. It's a Tomato Hornworm, which I had never seen before. Its a blue-green, 4 inch caterpillar. it will become a 5 inch moth. Apparently there is also a Tobacco Hornworm. But this is the Tomato because it has 8 white stripes as opposed to the Tobacco which only has 7 stripes. Fun to learn new stuff.

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tcthome Loc: NJ

JRiepe Loc: Southern Illinois

Nice one.

edrobinsonjr Loc: Boise, Idaho

Good shot of a real pest. Which way was it going?

Wags Loc: Mequon, WI

It was just on the path that circles the marsh. Kinda heading south. My grandson spotted it first, and we were excited to see something like that for the first time.