Manduca jasminearum

Ash sphinx
	Male dorsal
	Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Manduca
Species:	M. jasminearum
Binomial name
	Manduca jasminearum; (Guérin, [1832])
Synonyms
	Sphinx jasminearum Guérin-Méneville, 1832; Macrosila rotundata Rothschild, 1894;

Manduca jasminearum, the ash sphinx, is a member of the moth family Sphingidae. It ranges from east of the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean, being common in the northeast United States.^[2]

The wingspan is 84–105 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from May to September. They nectar at flowers.

The larva of this species mainly feed on ash species (Fraxinus), but have also been recorded feeding on Syringa and Ulmus species.

References[]

^ CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae Archived 2012-08-02 at archive.today
^ Silkmoths

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[1] CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae Archived 2012-08-02 at archive.today

[2] Silkmoths

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