Manduca sexta

Definitions of Manduca sexta

1. noun

   large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
   synonyms: tobacco hornworm, tomato worm

   type of:

   caterpillar

   a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
2. noun

   moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms
   type of:

   hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphingid, sphinx moth

   any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed