Flowering Plants Visited
by Manduca sexta


Manduca sexta Linnaeus: Sphingidae, Lepidoptera
(observations are from Sheviak & Bowles, Bertin, Verne, and Janes et al. as indicated below; this moth is referred to as the 'Tobacco Hornworm' and 'Carolina Sphinx')

Bignoniaceae: Campsis radicans sn (Brt); Caprifoliaceae: Lonicera japonica sn (Vn); Orchidaceae: Platanthera leucophaea sn (SB, JVH); Solanaceae: Datura wrightii sn (Vn), Petunia × hybrida sn (Vn)


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