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Carolina Sphinx Moth

Manduca sexta

About

A large gray sphinx moth whose caterpillar, the tobacco hornworm, is a well-known pest of tomato and tobacco plants. The adult has six pairs of orange spots on its abdomen.

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Did You Know?

It is one of the most studied insects in biology, serving as a key model organism for research on insect physiology and neuroscience.