Tomato hornworm is what I was thinking - I had 4 of those big green rascals on my tomatoes earlier in the season, just chewing up plants like crazy. None had been parasitized so I ended up removing them ... permanently.
This may or may not apply to your skunk situation .....
Why You Are Smelling Skunks This Week
http://blog.nature.org/science/2016/08/31/smelling-skunks-season-summer-behavior-ecology/
Thanks for that info. This area is experiencing wild animals with Rabies in various wild animals including Skunks