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Giganticus - Manduca sexta
Copyright © 2009 erica

Giganticus - Manduca sexta
Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa County, California, USA
September 19, 2009
Size: 2 inches long
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Contributed by erica on 19 September, 2009 - 7:48pm
Last updated 11 October, 2009 - 6:38pm

It's just a common name
A caterpillar with a horn on the end is called a hornworm. It's the same as a bird being called a woodpecker. Being a woodpecker does not mean you stop being a bird. This is both a hornworm and a caterpillar, and a larva too!
… john and jane balaban, 12 October, 2009 - 8:00am login or register to post comments

 
Giganticus
Well that makes sense. Thank you bug experts. There's another similar caterpillar? type of bug on the same plant. I'll post a picture of it soon and perhaps you all can help identify it for me.
… erica, 17 October, 2009 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

giganticus
If it's a caterpillar than why is it called a hornworm?
… erica, 11 October, 2009 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths. It is a caterpillar. The larva of a Sphinx moth.
… john and jane balaban, 11 October, 2009 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 10 October, 2009 - 11:54pm login or register to post comments

tobacco hornworm
Manduca sexta, the tobacco hornworm also eats tomato and others.
… Ryan, 19 September, 2009 - 8:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Darn I thought it was a caterpillar
It's still neat looking though
… erica, 11 October, 2009 - 12:04am login or register to post comments

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