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Lg Green Caterpillar - Manduca sexta
Copyright © 2009 Kathrynlasky@yahoo.com

Lg Green Caterpillar - Manduca sexta
Oxford, Connecticut, USA
August 19, 2009
Size: 4 1/2"
I found this caterpiller eating my tomato plant. I found 3 of them.

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Contributed by Kathrynlasky@yahoo.com on 20 August, 2009 - 11:02am
Last updated 7 September, 2009 - 9:23pm

Moved
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… john and jane balaban, 1 September, 2009 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

It's good that you placed it next to the truck,
so that we could have a basis for judging its size.
… Skip Blanchard, 20 August, 2009 - 2:48pm login or register to post comments

 
HA!
I just spit coffee all over my keyboard
… GValHart, 7 September, 2009 - 9:07am login or register to post comments

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… Nina, 20 August, 2009 - 12:08pm login or register to post comments

looks like Tobacco Hornworm to me
click to enlarge
… Andrew Williams, 20 August, 2009 - 11:33am login or register to post comments

looks like a horn worm
looks like a horn worm (sphinx moth)
… muzzie, 20 August, 2009 - 11:08am login or register to post comments

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