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7783 -- Ash Sphinx Moth -- Manduca jasminearum

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Distribution:	Found from Connecticut west to Missouri and Mississippi and south to Florida. It is most common on the east coast.
Seasonality and Size:	There are two broods, with adults flying from May to September. In Maryland Glaser find this species uncommon throughout the state between 6 July and 11 August. Wingspan is 8.4-10.5 cm.
Larva and Host Plants:	The food plant is ash. The larva is a yellowish-green hornworm with seven oblique stripes on each side. The last stripe is edged with red and darker green.
Field Marks:	forewing gray to grayish brown thick black line extends from the mid-costa to the mid-outer margin, often broken around the reniform spot hindwing black with a gray lower margin

References

USA Distribution Map at BMNA

Covell Field Guide p.32; Pl. 4(1, male)

MONA Fascicle 21, p.36; Pl. 2(8, female)

Wagner's Caterpillars of Eastern North America p.252

Bill Oehlke's Species Page

Data compiled by Nolie Schneider from references noted. See the Books Page for bibliographic and ordering information.

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