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They turned out to be the frass of 2 tomato hornworms, caterpillars of the five-spotted hawk moth Manduca quinquemaculata.
Oh, frass! AYDIN 2008
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The interesting thing is that there is also a tomato hornworm, which is the caterpillar of the five-spotted hawk moth Manduca quinquemaculata.
Archive 2007-08-01 AYDIN 2007
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The interesting thing is that there is also a tomato hornworm, which is the caterpillar of the five-spotted hawk moth Manduca quinquemaculata.
Where is a Cotesia AYDIN 2007
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Land was to be undertaken solely for the purpose of bringing back living specimens of the five-spotted Arctic woodcock -- _Philohela quinquemaculata_ -- in order to add to our onomatology and our glossary of onomatopoeia an ontogenesis of this important but hitherto unstudied sub-species.
Police!!! Henry Hutt 1899
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Now that centuries of dirt and varnish have been stripped away, the painting has been revealed in all its glory, but who is its subject and what is the significance of various objects in the painting, like a five-spotted dice?
www.kyivpost.com 2010
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The tomato hornworm is actually the caterpillar or larva of the five-spotted hawk moth, and they are voracious eaters.
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They turned out to be the frass of 2 tomato hornworms, caterpillars of the five-spotted hawk moth (Manduca quinquemaculata).
SNAIL'S TALES 2008
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"Gentlemen, on the eve of your proposed departure for Baffin Land in quest of living specimens of the five-spotted _Philohela quinquemaculata_, I have been instructed by Professor Bottomly to announce to you a great good fortune for her, for you, for the Bronx, for America, for the entire civilized world.
Police!!! Henry Hutt 1899
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