- Manduca
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Manduca Five-spotted Hawkmoth
Manduca quinquemaculata
Caterpillar: tomato hornwormScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Subfamily: Sphinginae Genus: Manduca
Hübner, 1807Species About 70, see text
Synonyms - Syzygia Grote & Robinson, 1865
- Protoparce Burmeister, 1855
- Phlegethontius Hübner, 1819
- Macrosila Walker, 1856
- Diludia Grote & Robinson, 1865
- Chlaenogramma Smith, 1887
Manduca is a moth genus of the Sphingidae (hawkmoth) family. The Carolina Sphinx (Manduca sexta) is often used in biological research.
Species
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White-plaqued Sphinx
Manduca albiplaga -
Ash Sphinx
Manduca jasminearum -
Muscosa Sphinx
Manduca muscosa -
Occult Sphinx
Manduca occulta -
Five-spotted Hawkmoth
Manduca quinquemaculata -
Rustic Sphinx
Manduca rustica -
Carolina Sphinx
Manduca sexta
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