#manducasexta

[birdsy-purplefishes]

LOOK WHO CAME OUT WHILE I WAS AWAY!!! Last time I photographed this little dude it was 10/15/2017 and it pupated like a couple days later! It’s been 8 months! I thought it might have died & I was about to toss it all outside! Congratulations and welcome back, little buddy! Trying to tempt it with some sugar water on a paper towel right now. 😱❤️ #ManducaSexta #CarolinaHawkmoth #TobaccoHornworm #TobaccoHawkMoth #CarolinaSphinx #Sphinxmoth #Sphingidae #HawkMoth #Moths (at Jamul, California)

[katedever]

And another one... #SummerIsHere #GardenPlans #ManducaSexta https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jzSEnF78tzJwgPseprjuYsLz8P_0xEj4htY80/?igshid=1k3zb2qi7hyn

[manuelmonroy]

Oruga verde #manducasexta o gusano del tabaco, la ultima esta con parasitos de avispa. #lepidoptea #sphingidae #manduca https://www.instagram.com/p/Byz7mSGpnE6AtQOrMJkfuCy54IbuWVtLcTeFI40/?igshid=1xwgnqcuc4zqu

[muddygirl]

Manduca sexta y’all, and I don’t even have any tomatoes round here. So pretty! . . . . . . . . #nightmagic #mothra #moths #sphinxmoth #manducasexta #floridaliving #tomatohornworm https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo8EUN4Hflk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1macb31ij49qo

[bearrambleson]

These mofos were the 7th and 8th tobacco hornworms that I found on my tomatoes. These are the largest of the bunch but still quite small in comparison to caterpillars I have found in the past. The larger one is probably 2 inches. I think the adult form of this may be a beneficial insect, but these buggars can make quick work of my tomato plants, so they were quickly dispatched with my hand pruners. Let me tell you that it was incredibly gross...and I felt bad about doing it...but not bad enough to keep them around. #hornworm #tobaccohornworm #manducasexta #thismofo #thismoforighthere #texasgarden #texasgardening #hugelkultur #texashugel #hugel #gardenpests (at Cedar Creek, Texas)

[birdsy-purplefishes]

LOOK 👏 AT 👏THIS 👏 BEAUTY 👏 Seems strong but not interested in flying just yet. Or even drinking! I hope it wasn’t in the little terrarium for too long. Nobody was checking because it had just been completely dormant for over half a year. #ManducaSexta #TobaccoHornworm #CarolinaSphinx #TobaccoHawkmoth