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Manduca blackburni (Blackburn's sphinx moth)

Wikipedia Abstract

Manduca blackburni, commonly known as Blackburn's sphinx moth, Hawaiian tomato hornworm, and Hawaiian tobacco hornworm, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It is endemic to Hawaii. Previously known from all of the main islands, this rare moth is now limited to Maui, the Big Island, and Kahoʻolawe. It is found in coastal mesic and dry forests at elevations from sea level 5,000 ft (1,500 m).
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Prey / Diet

Nicotiana glauca (tree tobacco)[1]
Nothocestrum latifolium (broadleaf aiea)[1]
Solanum jacquinii (Baingun cultivated eggplnat)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0