Hornworm Moths

Hey guys, I’m trying to breed hornworms and have several pupa hatching. My question is this, how do I differentiate between the males and females? Do they need to be able to fly to survive? I tried using hummingbird nectar and it killed the last one. Should I just use sugar water?
 

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they dont need to fly, but they need to me "near" the tomato. As in put a potho in there with a screen around the tomato.

Its almost impossible to tell the difference between a male and female, a female will be a bit bigger.

Humming bird food/feeder works. Else its cotton balls soaked with a mixure of 1 table spoon brown sugar to 1 cup of water.
 
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