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Tobacco Hornworm

Insects

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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Larva with seven white diagonal lines with a black border and red horn 1
Scientific Name
Manduca sexta 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Sphingidae, Taxa
Source Tobacco Hornworm (Wikidata)

In Biome

Chaparral, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Manduca sexta
Desert, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Manduca sexta
Riparian Zone, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Manduca sexta
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Manduca sexta
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1
    Manduca sexta is a moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Lead paragraph, paragraph 2
    tobacco hornworms have seven white diagonal lines with a black border
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 308862
    Hornworms, though originally bred for laboratories, are also farmed for this purpose.
  • Lead
    During the larval stage, M. sexta caterpillars feed on plants of the family Solanaceae, principally tobacco, tomatoes and members of the genus Datura.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. NatureServe Explorer: Manduca sexta
NatureServe Explorer
  • Global rank (roundedGRank)
    "roundedGRank": "G5"
  • In Biome: Chaparral, Species characteristics: Shrubland/chaparral
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Shrubland/chaparral"
  • In Biome: Desert, Species characteristics: Desert
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Desert"
  • In Biome: Riparian Zone, Species characteristics: Riparian
    "palustrineHabitatDescEn": "Riparian"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Insectos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Insects","language":"EN"},{"name":"Insectes","language":"FR"},{"name":"昆虫纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Manduca sexta
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 1863978, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 1863978, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Tobacco Hornworm
Wikidata Q1366539, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Sphingidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 253
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 253
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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Tobacco Hornworm (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata 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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