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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).
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Observation date: Aug 08, 2009
Submitted by: Naomi Smith
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Apr 17, 2011
Observation date: Aug 02, 2010
Submitted by: rogerdowner (Nate Okuley)
Region: Sussex County, Delaware, United States
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Verified date: Feb 25, 2011
Observation date: Aug 14, 2003
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Feb 23, 2011
Observation date: Jul 16, 1971
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Feb 21, 2011
Observation date: Jul 30, 2010
Submitted by: rogerdowner (Andrew Clem)
Region: Clay County, South Dakota, United States
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Verified date: Feb 21, 2011
Observation date: Jul 21, 2010
Submitted by: rogerdowner (Jerri L Hubbard.)
Region: Harlan County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Feb 18, 2011
Observation date: Jul 15, 2010
Submitted by: rogerdowner (Janice Toepper)
Region: Calvert County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 17, 2011
Observation date: Jun 15, 2007
Submitted by: dave priestley (David I. Priestley)
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: dave priestley (David Priestley)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Sep 07, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ron Lee )
Region: Henry County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Sep 20, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jerry Skinner)
Region: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Aug 25, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Derek Ingvalson)
Region: Pine County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Aug 28, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Stewmon)
Region: St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Sep 20, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jerry Skinner)
Region: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Aug 29, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Marv Newkirk)
Region: Steele County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Sep 07, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ron Lee )
Region: Henry County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Aug 09, 2010
Submitted by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Region: Nobles County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Submitted by: dave priestley (David Priestley)
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Submitted by: BAMONA (Steve Frenkel)
Region: Cherokee County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jan 01, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Lance Bennett)
Region: Blaine County, Idaho, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Mar 09, 2010
Observation date: Aug 31, 2005
Submitted by: rseidler (Rosemary Siedler)
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2010
Observation date: Aug 31, 2005
Submitted by: rseidler (Rosemary Siedler)
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2010
Observation date: Sep 28, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tracey Muise)
Region: Lamar County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike chapman)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Sep 19, 2009
Submitted by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Region: Logan County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Dec 17, 2009
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