Manduca blackburni
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| Manduca blackburni Butler, 1880 |
Blackburn's Sphinx Moth, Manduca blackburni, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. M. blackburni flies in Hawaii. Previously known to fly on the main islands, this rare Hawaiian moth is now seen only in Maui. It is found in coastal and dry forests. A close relative of the tomato hornworm, M. blackburni closely resembles Manduca sexta. It is the first Hawaiian insect to be proposed as endangered. Larvae feed on Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Nicotiana glauca, Nothocestrum latifolium and Solanum melongena.
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- Blackburn's Sphinx Moth, Sphingidae of the Americas
