Tomato Horworm = Luna Moth?
 

On Monday, June 2, 1997 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Patrick Walsh wrote:
Hello, I was looking for some information on what the giant Tomato
Hornworm might turn into. I guess I always assumed that maybe it was
just a caterpillar type animal, and not the larvae of some butterfly or
moth, but recently I've been told it is the larvae of the Luna Moth.

Anybody know the real answer? Also, what is the larvae of the
Hummingbird Moth?

I sure get plenty of Hornworms, but I've never seen a Luna Moth.

As always, thanks for the responses...

Patrick

I never before saw a Luna moth but had plenty of tomato worms in my garden, but today this large green moth appeared on my awning on the front porch and when I looked it up it said it was a Luna moth, it's worm looks just like the horrible green worms that used to get on my tomato plants. I don't have any tomato plants here nor do I have any of the trees they said the luna moth catapillars feast on, so the answer is..I don't know..

Tomato Horworm = Luna Moth?
 

Tomato Horworm = Luna Moth?
 

Dan Espen wrote:
writes:

On Monday, June 2, 1997 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Patrick Walsh wrote:
Hello, I was looking for some information on what the giant Tomato
Hornworm might turn into. I guess I always assumed that maybe it
was just a caterpillar type animal, and not the larvae of some
butterfly or moth, but recently I've been told it is the larvae of
the Luna Moth.

Anybody know the real answer? Also, what is the larvae of the
Hummingbird Moth?

I sure get plenty of Hornworms, but I've never seen a Luna Moth.

As always, thanks for the responses...

Patrick

I never before saw a Luna moth but had plenty of tomato worms in my
garden, but today this large green moth appeared on my awning on the
front porch and when I looked it up it said it was a Luna moth, it's
worm looks just like the horrible green worms that used to get on my
tomato plants. I don't have any tomato plants here nor do I have any
of the trees they said the luna moth catapillars feast on, so the
answer is..I don't know..

In case you did not notice, you just replied to a 19 year old post.

We've come to expect such lunacy from gmailers ... they're using a web
interface and can't be bothered to actually look at the headers to see when
the message was posted .

--
Snag

Tomato Horworm = Luna Moth?
 

On 2016-04-05 21:05:34 +0000, Terry Coombs said:

Dan Espen wrote:
writes:

On Monday, June 2, 1997 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Patrick Walsh wrote:
Hello, I was looking for some information on what the giant Tomato
Hornworm might turn into. I guess I always assumed that maybe it
was just a caterpillar type animal, and not the larvae of some
butterfly or moth, but recently I've been told it is the larvae of
the Luna Moth.

Anybody know the real answer? Also, what is the larvae of the
Hummingbird Moth?

I sure get plenty of Hornworms, but I've never seen a Luna Moth.

As always, thanks for the responses...

Patrick

I never before saw a Luna moth but had plenty of tomato worms in my
garden, but today this large green moth appeared on my awning on the
front porch and when I looked it up it said it was a Luna moth, it's
worm looks just like the horrible green worms that used to get on my
tomato plants. I don't have any tomato plants here nor do I have any
of the trees they said the luna moth catapillars feast on, so the
answer is..I don't know..

In case you did not notice, you just replied to a 19 year old post.

We've come to expect such lunacy from gmailers ... they're using a
web interface and can't be bothered to actually look at the headers to
see when the message was posted .

Not to mention a Google search would have taken less time than posting
the query.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manduca_quinquemaculata
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird_hawk-moth

Tomato Horworm = Luna Moth?
 

On Tue, 05 Apr 2016 18:19:38 -0600, Amos Nomore wrote:

Not to mention a Google search would have taken less time than posting
the query.

Ahh, but not nearly as satisfying as written conversation.

Tomato Horworm = Luna Moth?
 

azigni wrote:
Amos Nomore wrote:

Not to mention a Google search would have taken less time than posting
the query.

Ahh, but not nearly as satisfying as written conversation.

yes, that's what many usenet groups are for besides asking
and answering questions. alas, some are getting thinner and
thinner these days. :(


songbird

Tomato Horworm = Luna Moth?
 

On 4/6/2016 10:47 AM, songbird wrote:
azigni wrote:
Amos Nomore wrote:

Not to mention a Google search would have taken less time than posting
the query.

Ahh, but not nearly as satisfying as written conversation.

yes, that's what many usenet groups are for besides asking
and answering questions. alas, some are getting thinner and
thinner these days. :(


songbird


Very good thread. I've seen the humming bird type moth and get tomato
horn worms but while larvae are similar it appears source is different.