Green Tobacco Hornworm Hanging On Wood Print

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Tobacco Hornworms are native insects that contribute to local food chains and eventually transform into beautiful Sphinx moths. The large-bodied moths have five-inch, coffee-colored wings that enable them to hover over flowers like hummingbirds.
Both the Tobacco Hornworm and Tomato Hornworm species of hornworms have a large horn on the posterior end of the body. The tobacco hornworm has seven diagonal stripes on each side of the body in contrast to the tomato hornworm, which has eight chevron-shaped stripes.
Tobacco Hornworms and Tomato Hornworms, grow to over 4 inches long and look fierce, but they cannot sting and are harmless to humans.
The Hornworms will drop to the ground, developing a hard brown pupae and wintering in the dirt. In mid-spring, adults emerge and mate
I found this handsome fella in the Catalina Foothills in Tucson, Arizona, devouring the leaves of a Desert Willow tree.

I am Adrienne Wilson. I was raised in the Military, moving frequently. My husband and I moved to Lake Havasu City in 1991, which is along the Colorado River, in the beautiful State of Arizona. They call it the "Home of the London Bridge" but it is so much more!! Capturing Nature's images has been a passion of mine from a very early age. From the smallest butterfly to majestic mountains, flowers and sea shores, wildlife and sunsets...there is such beauty everywhere you turn. Thank you for visiting and please enjoy!!