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Manduca
Manduca is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, the hawkmoths. The genus is used as a model in the biological sciences. The tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) and the tomato hornworm (M. quinquemaculatus) in particular have been very well studied.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Carolina Sphinx
speciesManduca sexta
Rustic Sphinx
speciesManduca rustica
Five-spotted Hawk Moth
speciesManduca quinquemaculatus
Florestan Sphinx
speciesManduca florestan
Manduca paphus
speciesManduca paphus
Ash Sphinx
speciesManduca jasminearum
Manduca schausi
speciesManduca schausi
Occult Sphinx
speciesManduca occulta
Muscosa Sphinx
speciesManduca muscosa
Manduca pellenia
speciesManduca pellenia
Manduca diffissa
speciesManduca diffissa
Manduca albiplaga
speciesManduca albiplaga
Manduca hannibal
speciesManduca hannibal
Manduca brontes
speciesManduca brontes
Manduca lefeburii
speciesManduca lefeburii
Manduca ochus
speciesManduca ochus
Manduca aztecus
speciesManduca aztecus
Manduca lucetius
speciesManduca lucetius
Manduca corallina
speciesManduca corallina
Manduca neglecta
speciesManduca neglecta
Manduca contracta
speciesManduca contracta
Manduca perplexa
speciesManduca perplexa
Manduca dalica
speciesManduca dalica
Manduca dilucida
speciesManduca dilucida
Manduca incisa
speciesManduca incisa
Manduca lanuginosa
speciesManduca lanuginosa
Hawaiian Hornworm Sphinx
speciesManduca blackburni
Manduca lichenea
speciesManduca lichenea
Manduca leucospila
speciesManduca leucospila
Manduca janira
speciesManduca janira
Manduca brasiliensis
speciesManduca brasiliensis
Manduca scutata
speciesManduca scutata
Manduca trimacula
speciesManduca trimacula
Manduca exiguus
speciesManduca exiguus
Manduca kuschei
speciesManduca kuschei
Manduca johanni
speciesManduca johanni
Manduca chinchilla
speciesManduca chinchilla
Manduca undata
speciesManduca undata
Manduca armatipes
speciesManduca armatipes
Manduca morelia
speciesManduca morelia
Manduca vestalis
speciesManduca vestalis
Hispaniolan Hornworm
speciesManduca caribbeus
Manduca stuarti
speciesManduca stuarti
Manduca sesquiplex
speciesManduca sesquiplex
Manduca huascara
speciesManduca huascara
Manduca bergi
speciesManduca bergi
Manduca mossi
speciesManduca mossi
Manduca andicola
speciesManduca andicola
Manduca brunalba
speciesManduca brunalba
Manduca tucumana
speciesManduca tucumana
Manduca barnesi
speciesManduca barnesi
Manduca corumbensis
speciesManduca corumbensis
Manduca herbini
speciesManduca herbini
Manduca clarki
speciesManduca clarki
Manduca bergarmatipes
speciesManduca bergarmatipes
Manduca manducoides
speciesManduca manducoides
Manduca prestoni
speciesManduca prestoni
Manduca wellingi
speciesManduca wellingi
Manduca franciscae
speciesManduca franciscae
Manduca camposi
speciesManduca camposi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 61506.