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Strange worm

I found this Fat Worm eatting my Banana pepper plants, I'm not sure what it is. Everything points to a Tomato Hornworm (Monduca quinquemaculata) But the discription isnt right
( Caterpillars are green with eight diagonal white stripes which join to form a series of V's, have a green horn with black sides projecting at the rear, and are 3 to 4 inches long.)
This guy is Bright Green with a yellow stripe down his side and a horn on his butt
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Contributed by Keith fonville on 10 July, 2008 - 4:41pm

"a horn on his butt" probably means Sphingidae
Here is a link to our Sphingidae/Sphinx Moth guide page.

Click here to search the HOSTS caterpillar hostplant database for sphinx moths reported to eat peppers.
… Chuck Entz, 11 July, 2008 - 12:34am login or register to post comments

 
Updated link
HOSTS search for peppers
… Chuck Entz, 25 September, 2008 - 7:25am login or register to post comments

 
None of these look right
None of these look right
… Keith fonville, 11 July, 2008 - 12:41am login or register to post comments

Tomato Hornworm
Did you look at these images?
… Lynette Elliott, 10 July, 2008 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

 
there are quite a few others, although I don' t know
if they eat banana pepper plants. Click on the pics below to go to that section of the guide.

see
… Lynette Elliott, 10 July, 2008 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

 
We are gettig closer
He looked a lot like the guy on the end but was about 4 inches long, as round as my thumb and his skin was smooth. I wish I had taken a picture of all 4 of them. They wiped out one pepper plant and was working on my last one when I found them.
… Keith fonville, 11 July, 2008 - 12:37am login or register to post comments

 
could be
the guy on the end. They get bigger and rounder as they age.
… Lynette Elliott, 11 July, 2008 - 8:21am login or register to post comments

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