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  6. Sphinx Moths
  7. Manduca
  8. Carolina Sphinx

species 33,076 observations

Carolina Sphinx

Manduca sexta

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

57 native plants
support it in the US
  • Caterpillar hosts Plants its caterpillars eat Chili Pepper, Sacred Datura, Downy Thorn-apple, Desert Thorn-apple 30
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits American Trumpet Vine, Long-leaved Groundcherry, Scarlet Monkeyflower, Moonflower 27

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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