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 15, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Eureka County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 07, 2008
Observation date: Sep 28, 1979
Submitted by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Region: Nobles County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Verified date: Jul 10, 2008
Observation date: Jun 23, 2008
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Region: Franklin County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Jul 10, 2008
Observation date: Aug 29, 2006
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Story County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jul 02, 2002
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jul 15, 2000
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jul 02, 2002
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jul 02, 2002
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jul 02, 2002
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jan 01, 1970
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection)
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Dr. F. Lance Wallace of The Citadel, Charleston SC)
Verified date: Dec 10, 2007
Observation date: Jun 03, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Steve Frenkel)
Region: Cherokee County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Richard Wood)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2007
Observation date: Sep 01, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Paul Selden)
Region: Douglas County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
Observation date: Sep 02, 2007
Submitted by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Region: Logan County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Sep 11, 2007
Observation date: Aug 11, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (David Cross)
Region: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Sep 04, 2007
Observation date: Jul 03, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jim Davis)
Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Sep 04, 2007
Observation date: Jun 27, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Dimock)
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Tom Dimock)
Verified date: May 24, 2007
Observation date: Sep 01, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Don Simons)
Region: Logan County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Apr 02, 2007
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Duane Peters)
Region: Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2007
Observation date: Jun 30, 2005
Submitted by: jasondroberts (Jason D. Roberts)
Region: Douglas County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: jasondroberts (Jason Roberts)
Verified date: Jun 28, 2006
Observation date: Jun 30, 2005
Submitted by: jasondroberts (Jason D. Roberts)
Region: Paulding County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: jasondroberts (Jason Roberts)
Verified date: Jun 28, 2006
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Region: McDonough County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Monroe County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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