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Five-spotted Hawk Moth

Manduca quinquemaculatus

Classification

Class
Insecta

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. Tomato hornworms are closely related to (and sometimes confused with) the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta and Blackburn's sphinx moth Manduca blackburni.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 2,247Canada · 211Mexico · 70