Explore: Tobacco Hornworm

Commonly known as the Carolina sphinx moth and the tobacco hawk moth (as adults) and the tobacco hornworm and the Goliath worm (as larvae), it is closely

and Australia. The tobacco hornworm, a close relative of the tomato hornworm, tends to dominate the south while tomato hornworms are more prevalent in

Manduca blackburni, commonly known as the Hawaiian tomato hornworm, Hawaiian tobacco hornworm, or Blackburn's sphinx moth, is a moth in the family Sphingidae

Hawaiian tobacco hornworm or Hawaiian tomato hornworm (as a caterpillar), Blackburn's sphinx moth (as a moth) (Manduca blackburni) Tobacco hornworm or Goliath

otherwise sterilize it. Adult wasps lay their eggs in tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) and tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata) larvae in their 2nd or

surfaces. Some caterpillars, like early instars of the tomato hornworm and tobacco hornworm, have long "whip-like" organs attached to the ends of their

Gb), a closely related species. Two species of hornworm, the tobacco hornworm and the tomato hornworm, use N. attenuata as a host plant. Each of these

used as a model in the biological sciences. The tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) and the tomato hornworm (M. quinquemaculata) in particular have been well

Schooley, D.A., 1991. Identification of an allatostatin from the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the

species can tolerate quite high concentrations of specific toxins. Tobacco hornworms (Manduca sexta) detoxify and rapidly excrete nicotine, as do several