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Manduca quinquemaculata, the five-spotted hawkmoth, is a brown and gray hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. The caterpillar , often referred to as the tomato hornworm , can be a major pest in gardens; they get their name from a dark projection on their posterior end and their use of tomatoes as host plants.
Manduca sexta is a moth of the family Sphingidae present through much of the Americas.The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 Centuria Insectorum.. Commonly known as the Carolina sphinx moth and the tobacco hawk moth (as adults) and the tobacco hornworm and the Goliath worm (as larvae), it is closely related to and often confused with the very similar tomato hornworm ...
The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species . [ 1 ] It is best represented in the tropics , but species are found in every region. [ 2 ]
Agrius cingulata, the pink-spotted hawkmoth or sweetpotato hornworm, is a moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. Description
Agrius is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. [1] These moths are generally grey with pinkish or yellowish suffusions on the hindwings and stripes on the abdomen.
Manduca blackburni, the Hawaiian tomato hornworm, Hawaiian tobacco hornworm or Blackburn's sphinx moth, is a moth in the family Sphingidae. Taxonomy Manduca ...
Spotted Lanternfly egg masses carry even rows of many eggs. These invasive species can be found mostly on the Tree of Heaven. The USDA is asking Hoosiers to destroy any spotted lanternfly eggs or ...
Laothoe populi, the poplar hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East and is one of the most common members of the family in the region. [2]