hornworm

noun

horn·worm ˈhȯrn-ˌwərm

: a hawk moth caterpillar having a hornlike tail process compare tomato hornworm

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And then there’s been this year, when the hornworms and aphids have been pairing up two by two with their umbrellas. —

Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2024 Here's what to look for, according to the University of Arizona: Tomato hornworm caterpillars Large green caterpillars with white diagonal stripes and a horn-like appendage. —

The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024 The bug eats hornworm caterpillars. —

Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2010 Allmann and Baldwin showed that something in the hornworm spit was causing this change. —

Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2010 Fewer weeds means fewer places for hornworm moths to lay eggs. —

Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2022 The caterpillars feed continuously, so any time of day will work for going on a hornworm hunt. —

Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2022 That is a hornworm caterpillar from the genus Smerinthus. —

oregonlive, 5 July 2020 Our research team at Michigan State University’s Plant Resilience Institute watched what happened in hotter weather when hornworm caterpillars attacked a tomato plant. —

Nathan Havko, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2020