Melanistic Hornworm

[Christopher Conlan]

It is not uncommon to see Manduca quinquemaculata (sp?) larva of the 
dark gray form in the picture.  That is probably what you found.

Chris

On Monday, September 9, 2002, at 07:05 AM, Carol Lemmon wrote:

> Greetings all:
>
> Attached is an image of what looks like a melanistic Tomato Hornworm 
> that
> was found in a garden in North Branford Connecticut.  We have looked 
> in many
> references to find out if there is any published material or 
> documentation
> of such a color morph, but found nothing.  Has anyone out there seen 
> this
> morph before?
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
> Jeff Fengler
> Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
>
>
> <Melanistic Hornworm.JPG>


 
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