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tomato hornworm

/təˈmɑːtəʊ ˈhɔːnwɜːm/

Traducción: Oruga grande de color verde con marcas blancas y negras, fase larval de la polilla halcón de cinco manchas, que se alimenta de plantas de tomate y otras solanáceas, causando a menudo daños considerables a las hojas y los frutos.

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/təˈmɑːtəʊ ˈhɔːnwɜːm/formalscientific
  • esOruga grande de color verde con marcas blancas y negras, fase larval de la polilla halcón de cinco manchas, que se alimenta de plantas de tomate y otras solanáceas, causando a menudo daños considerables a las hojas y los frutos.

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.

    esGusano cornudo del tomate

    • 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.