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title: "Lol y'all what kinda caterpillar is this???"
description: "Lol y'all what kinda caterpillar is this???"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/bGIsqkWmqiMq5UWhbxIVFA"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "PlantQween89"
published: "2025-06-21T17:08:09.112447Z"
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# Lol y'all what kinda caterpillar is this???

_Posted by PlantQween89 on 2025-06-21_

Lol y'all what kinda caterpillar is this???

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/b1z97fZlUXNK2S-_ARMTvVX5o6Wi1gTOznJZwAEX3ug/Bfy7dcDuQc2LQL-FKadx0g.webp?size=large)

## 7 comments

### Maddie🪴🌺 commented on 2025-06-21

Woah😯that’s so coo!

### Heather commented on 2025-06-21

It is a horn worm and they can destroy tomatoes in short order. The turn into these sphinx moths but I never let them actually get the chance. They are super destructive for vegetation so if you find it on your tomato or quite frankly, any other plant…remove it!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/pnXnsRbEbVfHs29czNYzK4jB6BFd3BsI9bsKKyqia8I/ZvsvAiOjQ_OYjeoi6hTL9Q.webp?size=large)

### Noel commented on 2025-06-21

If you happen to have a bearded dragon, they LOVE horn worms!

#### Plantlover replied on 2025-06-21

Offer it for someone on nextdoor app!

### PlantQween89 commented on 2025-06-21

Oh wow! Okay I put it in a jar under my plant light. Thank you. It ate SOOOO much of my bellpepper leafs! Lol

### Waspinator commented on 2025-06-22

Specifically, it's a tobacco hornworm

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2025-06-23

It really cute lol

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