Manduca sexta is a moth of the family Sphingidae found through much of the Americas, whose larval stage is known as the tobacco hornworm. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 work Centuria Insectorum.
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System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleFarmed or Commercially Raised 1 Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceLarva with seven white diagonal lines with a black border and red horn 1 Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Tobacco Hornworm (Wikidata)
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1. Manduca sexta
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Manduca sexta is a moth of the family Sphingidae
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tobacco hornworms have seven white diagonal lines with a black border
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Hornworms, though originally bred for laboratories, are also farmed for this purpose.
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Manduca sexta
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 1863978, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 1863978, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Tobacco Hornworm
Wikidata Q1366539, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Tobacco Hornworm (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q1366539 (P1034 main food source): tomato
Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): tomato.
- Child Taxon Of: Sphingidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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