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Tomato/tobacco hornworm pupa
It's not a humming bird. It's a humming
bird or hawkmoth. The adult stage for a tomato/tobacco hornworms.
Pupae of both species are mahogany brown and are found in the soil. In
both species, adults are large, gray moths with mottled front wings. Hind
wings are lighter. Two thin, zigzag lines run across the midsection of
each hind wing of tomato hornworm moths. There is a dark area between these
somewhat obscure lines on the wings of tobacco hornworm moths. On both
species, five or six yellowish-orange spots can be found along each side
of the body. Moths of both species have a wingspread of 4 to 5 inches and
fly mainly around dusk. Females lay eggs individually on plants. Eggs are
spherical and greenish-white. This insect over winters as a pupa
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