Attributes of Manduca quinquemaculata
Five-spotted hawkmoth
Manduca quinquemaculata (Haworth, 1803)
Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Sphinginae
Identification: Abdomen usually has 5 but sometimes 6 pairs of yellow bands. Forewing is blurry brown and gray. Hindwing is banded with brown and white and has 2 well-separated median zigzag bands. Forewing fringes are grayish, not distinctly spotted with white.
Wing Span: 3 9/16 - 5 5/16 inches (9 - 13.5 cm).
Life History: Adults fly at dusk, and females deposit eggs singly on the upper surface of host plant leaves. The caterpillars are called Tomato Hornworms and each has a black horn at the end of the abdomen. Caterpillars have huge appetites for leaves and fruits and can defoliate plants quickly. Fully-grown caterpillars pupate and overwinter in soil burrows.
Flight: . Several broods from February-October in Florida and from April-October in Louisiana, at least two broods from May-October in the rest of the range.
Caterpillar Hosts: Potato, tobacco, tomato, and other plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), petunia (Petunia hybrida), bouncing bet (Saponaria officinalis), tobacco (Nicotiana), and phlox (Phlox).
Habitat: Tobacco fields, vegetable gardens, and wherever host plants are found.
Range: Mexico north throughout most of the United States and occasionally southern Canada, but it is uncommon in the Southeast and the Great Plains.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Caterpillars are pests on tomato and other plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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April 26, 2013 | Poop | Bexar County, Texas, United States | April 26, 2013 | Details |
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April 16, 2013 | Stuart Marcus | Texas, Liberty County, United States | April 17, 2013 | Details |
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April 09, 2013 | kk281 | Harris County, Texas, United States | April 09, 2013 | Details |
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April 08, 2013 | Katie_Green | Texas, Travis County, United States | April 08, 2013 | Details |
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March 23, 1972 | stomlins701 | Bexar County, Texas, United States | April 05, 2013 | Details |
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March 28, 1972 | stomlins701 | Bexar County, Texas, United States | April 05, 2013 | Details |
| August 27, 2008 | curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy) | Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States | January 30, 2013 | Details | |
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October 10, 2010 | tjantscher | Story County, Iowa, United States | January 14, 2013 | Details |
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September 04, 2011 | tjantscher | Linn County, Iowa, United States | January 14, 2013 | Details |
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September 09, 2004 | tjantscher | Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States | January 08, 2013 | Details |
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July 10, 2012 | blake001@sympatico.ca | Ontario, Canada | December 12, 2012 | Details |
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July 02, 2012 | Jakenowatzke | Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States | November 23, 2012 | Details |
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August 31, 2005 | rseidler | Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States | November 14, 2012 | Details |
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September 09, 2012 | mitchpar3 | Hardy County, West Virginia, United States | October 14, 2012 | Details |
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September 28, 2012 | VtNjPat | Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States | October 01, 2012 | Details |
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September 22, 2012 | barrymatthews | Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States | September 26, 2012 | Details |
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September 19, 2012 | momandkenzie | Cass County, Missouri, United States | September 24, 2012 | Details |
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June 12, 2012 | IsabellaJohns | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States | September 09, 2012 | Details |
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September 06, 2012 | amachr@juno.com | Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States | September 08, 2012 | Details |
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September 07, 2012 | JasonPike1980 | Texas, Rusk County, United States | September 07, 2012 | Details |
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September 01, 2012 | jpanjer | Ontario, Canada | September 03, 2012 | Details |
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July 27, 2012 | darkhours | Union County, Ohio, United States | August 29, 2012 | Details |
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August 02, 2012 | gladyslewis | Loudoun County, Virginia, United States | August 28, 2012 | Details |
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August 07, 2012 | Jvanosch | Ontario, Canada | August 13, 2012 | Details |
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July 06, 2012 | Amateur Entomologist | San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | July 31, 2012 | Details |
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August 07, 2011 | cnorborg | Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States | July 02, 2012 | Details |
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August 08, 2011 | tthompson | Taos County, New Mexico, United States | July 02, 2012 | Details |
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June 09, 2012 | quihikat | Texas, Medina County, United States | July 01, 2012 | Details |
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June 16, 2012 | Dwaine Wagoner | Natrona County, Wyoming, United States | June 17, 2012 | Details |
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August 06, 2011 | overworkedjanet | Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States | June 16, 2012 | Details |
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May 20, 2012 | shutterjack | Placer County, California, United States | June 04, 2012 | Details |
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January 21, 2012 | Macabreangel | Coweta County, Georgia, United States | March 26, 2012 | Details |
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September 26, 2011 | lanastewart | Laramie County, Wyoming, United States | March 07, 2012 | Details |
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September 14, 2011 | Drschaible | Laramie County, Wyoming, United States | March 04, 2012 | Details |
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June 19, 2011 | d.mrfixit | Rush County, Indiana, United States | February 03, 2012 | Details |
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September 17, 2011 | Tom Raub | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States | November 02, 2011 | Details |
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October 18, 2011 | dbjprof | Dallas County, Texas, United States | October 21, 2011 | Details |
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September 22, 2011 | MandaG | Ontario, Canada | October 12, 2011 | Details |
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September 18, 2011 | blizf3 | Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States | September 26, 2011 | Details |
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September 12, 2011 | emoulton | Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States | September 15, 2011 | Details |
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September 13, 2011 | karen.alexander1974 | Grant County, Indiana, United States | September 14, 2011 | Details |
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September 05, 2011 | netclimbers | Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States | September 07, 2011 | Details |
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August 01, 2011 | sandydeer | Harford County, Maryland, United States | August 18, 2011 | Details |
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August 05, 2011 | jeffro | Harford County, Maryland, United States | August 17, 2011 | Details |
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June 20, 2011 | kaylamcgraw22 | Los Angeles County, California, United States | August 16, 2011 | Details |
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June 26, 2011 | tom nolan | Burlington County, New Jersey, United States | July 20, 2011 | Details |
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August 08, 2009 | Naomi Smith | Ontario, Canada | April 17, 2011 | Details |
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August 02, 2010 | rogerdowner (Nate Okuley) | Sussex County, Delaware, United States | February 25, 2011 | Details |
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August 14, 2003 | rdhealy1951 | Hardin County, Kentucky, United States | February 23, 2011 | Details |
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July 16, 1971 | Dwaine Wagoner | Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States | February 21, 2011 | Details |
