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Sphingidae 890096 – 7783   Manduca jasminearum (Guérin-Méneville, [1832])              Ash Sphinx

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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 84-105 mm. 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. Description/ 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. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: jasmincarum (Boisduval, 1875) (Sphinx) jasminearum (Guérin-Méneville, [1832]) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7783 rotundata (Rothschild, 1894) (Macrosila)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Covell Field Guide p.32; Pl. 4(1, male). Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 36; pl. 2.8. order or free PDF Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Manduca jasminearum Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 56; pl. 8.6. Wagner, D. L., (2005). Caterpillars of Eastern North America, p. 252.

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