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tomato hornworm

/təˈmɑːtəʊ ˈhɔːnwɜːm/

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/təˈmɑːtəʊ ˈhɔːnwɜːm/formalscientific
  • ruКрупная зеленая гусеница с белыми и черными отметинами, личиночная стадия бражника пятипятнистого, которая питается растениями томата и другими пасленовыми культурами, часто нанося значительный ущерб листьям и плодам.

A large green caterpillar with white and black markings, the larval stage of the five-spotted hawkmoth, which feeds on tomato plants and other nightshade crops, often causing significant damage to leaves and fruit.

  1. Garden pestB2formal

    A large, green caterpillar (Manduca quinquemaculata) that feeds on tomato plants and other nightshades, known for its horn-like tail.

    ruОгородный вредитель

    • The tomato hornworm can quickly defoliate an entire tomato plant.
    • Gardeners often pick tomato hornworms off their plants by hand.
    • A tomato hornworm has a black horn on its rear end, unlike the tobacco hornworm which has a red horn.