| Moths of North Dakota |
Sphingidae: Sphinginae: Sphingini |
Manduca rustica (Fabricius 1775)
| Common name: Five spotted hawkmoth/ Tomato hornworm
Hodges #: 7778 Identification: Rfw 49.5 mm, fw dark chocolate brown overlaid with white scales leaving three dark patches, hw with banding pattern obscured, abdomen with yellow lateral spots. Distribution: resident in southern U.S., straying into the northern U.S., is distributed southward through Mexico, Central America and South America to Uruguay. . Hosts: Larvae feed on Jasminum sp.-- Jasmine, Bignonia sp.-- Bignonia, and other members of the Verbenaceae and Boraginaceae. Note: This species is an occasional stray in ND. |
TX Brazos Co., College Station. 20- VIII- 1953. |
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