Tomato Looper

Agricultural fields, greenhouses, and home gardens where host plants like tomatoes or peppers are grown.

Polyphagous herbivore; feeds primarily on the foliage of tomato, potato, tobacco, and various ornamental plants.

Moves with a characteristic 'looping' motion due to lacking middle prolegs; caterpillars are primarily nocturnal feeders and pupate in a loose silken cocoon on the underside of leaves.

Significant agricultural pest that can cause severe defoliation and damage to fruit; they offer no direct benefit to humans and are often managed with biological controls or pesticides.