Tobacco Hornworm Moth
Other Name(s): Tobacco Fly, Carolina Sphinx Moth, Six-Spotted Sphinx Moth
Characteristics: The name of this moth likely comes from its appearance as a caterpillar. The green body has black and white diagonal stripes running along its back with an eyespot at the end of each stripe. At the tip of the caterpillar is a reddish-brown horn-like projection. Caterpillars eat tobacco, potato and tomato plants.
Adults are called 'tobacco flies' though they are not flies.
General Adult Size (Length):
90mm to 115mm
(3.54in to 4.53in)
Identifying Colors: black; gray; brown; white
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas
Category: Butterfly or Moth
Common Name: Tobacco Hornworm Moth
Scientific Name: (Manduca sexta)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species: sexta
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