Tobacco hornworms, Manduca sexta, also feed on tomato plants and are similar in size and appearance to tomato hornworms. Tobacco hornworms have white stripes instead of v-shaped markings and carry ...
You can tell a tomato hornworm from a tobacco hornworm, a similar species, by its white V-shaped markings and black horn on its tail end. As interesting as they may look, it might be wise to get ...
John E. Woodmansee Photo: Tobacco hornworm on a tomato plant that has been attacked by a parasitic Braconid wasp. The white capsules on its back are the pupal stage of the tiny wasp. Braconid larvae ...