This green caterpillar has eight V-shaped stripes on its body in addition to the eight stripes on its green body. The tomato hornworm’s mottled brown-gray color can be attributed to a brown-gray moth. They have a pale green exterior and a white and black underside with a horn-like appearance to them on the back. In the caterpillar stage, which is a stage with up to five inches of diameter, hornworms can consume a large portion of the food supply. Tomato hornworms and tobacco hornworms are two of the most common garden pests. If you plant tomatoes with tomato hornworms, you could lose your crop in record time. The Tomato hornworm moth is found throughout the United States and parts of Canada. The caterpillars are voracious eaters and can strip a tomato plant of its leaves in a matter of days.

The caterpillars are green with white stripes and can grow up to 3 inches long. The hindwings are orange with a black stripe near the margin. The Tomato hornworm moth is a large, dark-colored moth with a wingspan of up to 4 inches.

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