386 



INJURIOUS AND BENEFICIAL INSECTS OF CALIFORNIA. 



Natural Enemies. — Internal parasites prey upon the larva 1 , and do 

 much to keep down the numbers. 



Fig. 385. 



-The adult female of the tobacco worm. Protoparcc quinquemaculata 

 Haw. Natural size. (Original) 



THE TOMATO WORM 



Protoparcc scxta ( Johausseu) 214 



[Phlcgethontuis sextus (Johanssen)] 



(Sphinx Carolina Linnaeus) 



(Figs. 386, 387) 



Description. — The adults are about 2 inches long and have a wing 

 expanse of from 4 to 5 inches. The general color is gray, there being 



Fig. 386. — The tomato worm. Protoparcc sexta (Johan.). Caterpillar on 

 tomato. Natural size. (After Folsom) 



a row of orange or yellow spots on each side of the abdomen. Fig. 

 387 shows the pattern. The caterpillars are exceedingly large, often 



