Insecticidally with non-organic or organic treatments and manually by hand or through hosing are ways to control the caterpillar stage of the waved sphinx moth, Ceratomia undulosa. Non-organic treatments include garden insecticides with the active ingredients carbaryl, permethrin or spinosad while organic applications involve Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki. But the larval stage rarely poses problems to such preferred food and host plants as ash, fringe-tree, hawthorn, lilac, oak, and privet.
yes ceratomia undelosa do eat tomatos and damage plants
'Waved sphinx moth' is the common name of 'Ceratomia undulosa'. The moth is so called because of the wavy black and white lines that its forewings sport. The colors are intended to blend with the tree bark on which the moth likes to rest. They may or may not blend with the house fronts where they tend to keep company with other moths that are drawn to outside house lights.
Ceratomia hoffmanni was created in 1942.
Ceratomia hageni was created in 1875.
Ceratomia amyntor was created in 1835.
The accepted scientific name is Ceratonia undulosa.
The accepted scientific name is Ceratomia catalpae.
The accepted scientific name is Ceratomia amyntor.
'Ceratomia undulosa' is the binomial, Latin or scientific name of the waved sphinx moth. In its larval stage, the moth is lime green with red stripes along the side of each segment and with a red horned tail. In its adult stage, its pale gray torpedo-shaped body often is overshadowed by its four inch [10.16 centimeter] wingspan. The forewings sport wavy black and white lines that blend seamlessly with tree bark, one of the moth's favorite resting places.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Ceratomia catalpae.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Ceratomia catalpae.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Ceratomia catalpae.