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Basic information

Manduca sexta

Carolina Sphinx

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsect
OrderButterflies and Moths
FamilySphingidae
GenusManduca
English name
Carolina Sphinx
Alternative names
Carolina Sphinx Moth, Tobacco Hornworm, Tomato Sphinx
Synonyms
Manduca carolina, Manduca lycopersici, Manduca nicotianae
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Biological characteristics

Activity
Nocturnal
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Reproduction and development

Development
Holometabolous
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Information sources

Biological data sources
Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank