Manduca quinquemaculata
Five-Spotted Hawk-Moth
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- pest insect
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Genus
- Manduca
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Lepidoptera | Sphingidae | Manduca
External: GBIF #1864008
2 AI-consensus-verified claims across 1 interaction category.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Manduca quinquemaculata.
herbivory 2 claims
- This entity is the subject of herbivory on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: harmful
“the devastating tomato hornworm is easily controlled by physically locating the caterpillar”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: harmful
“one of the most important insect pests of tomatoes and potatoes”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
Genus-level evidence
1 claim where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Manduca sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Manduca quinquemaculata.
- pest pressure · Manduca spp. → Nicotiana tabacum · effect: harmful
“Studies of an integrated control system for hornworms on tobacco”
Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A. (2004) · Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods · p. 94 #6492617