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The tree is often sought out by fishing enthusiasts, not for the plant itself, but for a common parasite that is used as bait. The catalpa moth caterpillar, Ceratomia catalpae, is widely regarded as one of the best live baits, and the tree may be planted strictly for this purpose, and has earned the tree common names of worm tree, or bait tree.
Most Catalpa are deciduous trees; they typically grow to 12–18 metres (40–60 ft) tall, with branches spreading to a diameter of about 6–12 metres (20–40 ft). They are fast growers and a 10-year-old sapling may stand about 6 metres (20 ft) tall.
Ceratomia catalpae, the catalpa sphinx, is a hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. Other common names are the Catawba worm, or Catalpa sphinx. [2] [3]
Catalpa bignonioides is a deciduous tree growing to 25–40 feet (7.6–12.2 m) tall with an equal or greater spread, [8] with a trunk up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) diameter, with brown to gray bark, maturing into hard plates or ridges. The short thick trunk supports long and straggling branches which form a broad and irregular head.
Catalpa sphinx (Ceratomia catalpae) Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) Elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor) Vine hawk moth (Hippotion celerio) Spurge hawk moth (Hyles euphorbiae) Oleander hawk moth (Daphnis nerii) Pandora sphinx moth (Eumorpha pandorus) Tomato worm (Manduca quinquemaculata) Tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta)
Catalpa ovata, the yellow catalpa [1] [5] or Chinese catalpa [1] (Chinese: 梓; pinyin: zǐ), is a pod-bearing tree native to China.Compared to C. speciosa, it is much smaller, typically reaching heights between 20 and 30 feet (6 and 9 m).
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