| Taxon | Manduca |
|---|---|
| Authority | Hübner, 1807 |
| Subdivision ranks | Species |
| Subdivision | About 70, see text |
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Manduca is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, the hawkmoths. The genus is used as a model in the biological sciences. The tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) and the tomato hornworm (M. quinquemaculata) in particular have been well studied.[1] The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1807.
Species
- Manduca afflicta
- Manduca albiplaga - white-plaqued sphinx
- Manduca albolineata
- Manduca andicola
- Manduca armatipes
- Manduca aztecus
- Manduca barnesi
- Manduca bergarmatipes
- Manduca bergi
- Manduca blackburni - Blackburn's sphinx
- Manduca boliviana
- Manduca brasiliensis
- Manduca brontes
- Manduca brunalba
- Manduca camposi
- Manduca caribbeus
- Manduca chinchilla
- Manduca clarki
- Manduca contracta
- Manduca corallina
- Manduca corumbensis
- Manduca dalica
- Manduca diffissa
- Manduca dilucida
- Manduca duquefi
- Manduca empusa
- Manduca extrema
- Manduca feronia
- Manduca florestan
- Manduca fosteri
- Manduca franciscae
- Manduca gloriosa
- Manduca gueneei
- Manduca hannibal
- Manduca huascara
- Manduca incisa
- Manduca janira
- Manduca jasminearum - ash sphinx
- Manduca johanni
- Manduca jordani
- Manduca kuschei
- Manduca lamasi
- Manduca lanuginosa
- Manduca lefeburii
- Manduca leucospila
- Manduca lichenea
- Manduca lucetius
- Manduca manducoides
- Manduca morelia
- Manduca mossi
- Manduca muscosa - muscosa sphinx
- Manduca neglecta
- Manduca occulta - occult sphinx
- Manduca ochus
- Manduca pellenia
- Manduca prestoni
- Manduca quinquemaculata - five-spotted hawkmoth, tomato hornworm
- Manduca reducta
- Manduca rustica - rustic sphinx
- Manduca schausi
- Manduca scutata
- Manduca sesquiplex
- Manduca sexta - Carolina sphinx, six-spotted hawkmoth, tobacco hornworm
- Manduca stuarti
- Manduca trimacula
- Manduca tucumana
- Manduca undata
- Manduca vestalis
- Manduca violaalba
- Manduca wellingi
References
- ^ Kawahara, A. Y., et al. (2013). Evolution of Manduca sexta hornworms and relatives: Biogeographical analysis reveals an ancestral center of diversification in Central America. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, in press.