Manduca sexta

Distribution: (species) Canada to C. America; Greater and Lesser Antilles.
Type locality: (species) 'Carolina' (ie USA).
Synonyms: Phlegethontius sexta auct.; Sphinx carolina Linnaeus 1764; Sphinx nicotianae Menetries 1857; Sphinx lycopersici Boisduval 1875; Sphinx nicotianae Boisduval 1875.
E. Caribbean records: St. Lucia; Guadeloupe; Martinique; St. Martin; St. Bart's; Dominica; Barbados.
Grenadines records: Union (Daudin); Bequia, Union, Canouan, Mustique, Petite Martinique,Mayero, Baliceaux, Battowia (E.U. Exp.).
Method of identification: illustrated in colour by d’Abrera (1986) p.24 and by Hodges (1971) plate 1, fig. 7.
Notes: the larval foodplants are various species of Solanaceae. The larva is the 'Tobacco Hornworm'. The subspecies from the Lesser Antilles is allegedly luciae Gehlen.

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