The Tobacco Hornworm Moth, also called the Carolina Sphinx, is a large hawk moth with a gray-patterned forewing and six orange spots along its abdomen. Its large green caterpillar (the tobacco hornworm) is a well-known agricultural pest of tobacco and tomato crops. Adults are nocturnal, powerful fliers capable of hovering like hummingbirds while nectaring at flowers.
Habitat
Tobacco fields, gardens, roadsides, and open woodlands
Diet
Larvae: tobacco, tomato, and related solanaceous plants. Adults: flower nectar
How common
Common
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