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tomato hornworm

/təˈmɑːtəʊ ˈhɔːnwɜːm/

Traduction: Grande chenille verte à marques blanches et noires, stade larvaire du sphinx de la tomate, qui se nourrit des plants de tomates et d'autres solanacées, causant souvent des dégâts importants aux feuilles et aux fruits.

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/təˈmɑːtəʊ ˈhɔːnwɜːm/formalscientific
  • frGrande chenille verte à marques blanches et noires, stade larvaire du sphinx de la tomate, qui se nourrit des plants de tomates et d'autres solanacées, causant souvent des dégâts importants aux feuilles et aux fruits.

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.

    frSphinx de la 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.