Manduca sexta
Carolina Sphinx
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- pest insect
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Genus
- Manduca
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Lepidoptera | Sphingidae | Manduca
External: GBIF #1863978
2 AI-consensus-verified claims across 2 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Manduca sexta.
biocontrol 1 claim
- This entity is the object of biocontrol by Polistes annularis (Jack Spaniard Paper Wasp) · effect: beneficial
“intensified its predation of cotton leafworms and tobacco hornworms”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedAltieri M.A., Nicholls C.I., Fritz M.A. (2005) · Manage Insects on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies · p. 25 #6496412
herbivory 1 claim
- This entity is the subject of herbivory on Nicotiana tabacum (Cultivated tobacco) · effect: harmful
“intensified its predation of cotton leafworms and tobacco hornworms”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedAltieri M.A., Nicholls C.I., Fritz M.A. (2005) · Manage Insects on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies · p. 25 #6496403
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 sexta.
- 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
Aggregated via GloBI — not independently verified by AgroEco.
biocontrol 5
- GloBI parasitoidOf Manduca sexta https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92118046
- GloBI parasiteOf Manduca sexta https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/497057
- GloBI preysOn Manduca sexta https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196379202
- GloBI parasiteOf Cotesia congregata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/236989696
- GloBI eats Manduca sexta https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255850176
herbivory 7
- GloBI eats Solanum lycopersicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90727679
- GloBI eats Datura stramonium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256782825
- GloBI eats Capsicum annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134625546
- GloBI eats Nicotiana tabacum Brooks, W. M. 1993. Host-parasitoid-pathogen interactions; Chapter 11. In Ignoffo, C.M., et al. [eds.] Parasites and Pathogens of Insects. Vol. 2: Pathogens. Academic Press. Inc.; Brooks, W. M., Hazard, E. I. and Becnel, J., 1985. Two new species of Nosema (Microsporida: Nosematidae) from the Mexican bean beetle Epilachna varivestis (coleoptera: Coccinellidae). J. Protozool. 32: 525-535.
- GloBI eats Solanum tuberosum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/308013634
- GloBI eats Capsicum annuum annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238280084
- GloBI eats Physalis peruviana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122818205
pest pressure 8
- GloBI hasHost Solanum lycopersicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180395256
- GloBI hasHost Nicotiana tabacum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/302972650
- GloBI hasHost Solanum dulcamara https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31852052
- GloBI hasHost Capsicum annuum annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/302972681
- GloBI hasHost Capsicum annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108150184
- GloBI hasHost Solanum aethiopicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178410630
- GloBI hasHost Datura stramonium Gaden S. Robinson; Phillip R. Ackery; Ian Kitching; George W Beccaloni; Luis M. Hernández (2023). HOSTS (from HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants) [Data set resource]. Natural History Museum. https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/hosts/resource/877f387a-36a3-486c-a0c1-b8d5fb69f85a via Natural History Museum (2023). Data Portal query on 1 resources created at 2023-05-24 11:19:42.032183 PID https://doi.org/10.5519/qd.bsucrxdz. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/HOSTS/archive/808e0b869f9ec1adf8efff87cf6a395adda103e0.zip> on 23 May 2026. DOI
- GloBI hasHost Solanum tuberosum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/309314978
pollination 47
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum lycopersicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/282985622
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Mirabilis jalapa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90725511
- GloBI interactsWith Datura wrightii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91768359
- GloBI visits Solanum lycopersicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91192203
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Datura wrightii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180296324
- GloBI interactsWith Datura discolor https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193933107
- GloBI interactsWith Physalis longifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92148773
- GloBI interactsWith Nicotiana glauca https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34329346
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Datura discolor https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195706410
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Petunia × atkinsiana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104448547
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum viarum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13192392
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum tuberosum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/168424326
- GloBI interactsWith Datura stramonium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256782825
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Solanum lycopersicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94067084
- GloBI visits Capsicum annuum annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238280084
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26911847
- GloBI visits Capsicum annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128289273
- GloBI visits Datura stramonium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/182278354
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum dulcamara https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31852052
- GloBI visits Solanum tuberosum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/308013634
- GloBI interactsWith Capsicum annuum annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/302972683
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Campsis radicans https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147199515
- GloBI interactsWith Cupressus sempervirens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59514420
- GloBI interactsWith Hedychium coronarium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94961888
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hedychium coronarium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90108044
- GloBI interactsWith Hibiscus syriacus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148946604
- GloBI interactsWith Ipomoea alba https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58810686
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Ipomoea alba https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58810686
- GloBI interactsWith Juniperus californica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94858921
- GloBI interactsWith Mirabilis jalapa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15658993
- GloBI interactsWith Opuntia microdasys https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75505161
- GloBI visits Opuntia microdasys https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75505161
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Petalonyx thurberi https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/164998982
- GloBI visits Physalis longifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/174295035
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Polianthes tuberosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56895998
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Saponaria officinalis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/23445003
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Tarenaya houtteana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57500349
- GloBI interactsWith Capsicum annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108150184
- GloBI interactsWith Nicotiana tabacum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/302972650
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum aethiopicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178410630
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Echinopsis chiloensis Lemaitre et al. 2014. Generalized pollination system: are floral traits adapted to different pollinators?. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 8(4), 261-271. doi: 10.1007/s11829-014-9308-1 DOI
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum decipiens https://ecdysis.org/collections/individual/index.php?occid=2637422
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum elaeagnifolium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/231184512
- GloBI interactsWith Datura quercifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330768850
- GloBI interactsWith Impatiens capensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63478679
- GloBI interactsWith Physalis nicandroides https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187140751
- GloBI interactsWith Withania somnifera https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135163417
attractant 33
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Mirabilis jalapa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90725511
- GloBI interactsWith Datura wrightii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91768359
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Datura wrightii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180296324
- GloBI interactsWith Datura discolor https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193933107
- GloBI interactsWith Physalis longifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92148773
- GloBI interactsWith Nicotiana glauca https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34329346
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Datura discolor https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195706410
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Petunia × atkinsiana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104448547
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum viarum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13192392
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26911847
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Campsis radicans https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147199515
- GloBI interactsWith Cupressus sempervirens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59514420
- GloBI interactsWith Hedychium coronarium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94961888
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hedychium coronarium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90108044
- GloBI interactsWith Hibiscus syriacus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148946604
- GloBI interactsWith Ipomoea alba https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58810686
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Ipomoea alba https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58810686
- GloBI interactsWith Juniperus californica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94858921
- GloBI interactsWith Mirabilis jalapa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15658993
- GloBI interactsWith Opuntia microdasys https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75505161
- GloBI visits Opuntia microdasys https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75505161
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Petalonyx thurberi https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/164998982
- GloBI visits Physalis longifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/174295035
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Polianthes tuberosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56895998
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Saponaria officinalis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/23445003
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Tarenaya houtteana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57500349
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Echinopsis chiloensis Lemaitre et al. 2014. Generalized pollination system: are floral traits adapted to different pollinators?. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 8(4), 261-271. doi: 10.1007/s11829-014-9308-1 DOI
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum decipiens https://ecdysis.org/collections/individual/index.php?occid=2637422
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum elaeagnifolium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/231184512
- GloBI interactsWith Datura quercifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330768850
- GloBI interactsWith Impatiens capensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63478679
- GloBI interactsWith Physalis nicandroides https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187140751
- GloBI interactsWith Withania somnifera https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135163417
biocontrol 5
- GloBI parasitoidOf Manduca sexta https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92118046
- GloBI parasiteOf Manduca sexta https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/497057
- GloBI preysOn Manduca sexta https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196379202
- GloBI parasiteOf Cotesia congregata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/236989696
- GloBI eats Manduca sexta https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255850176
crop interaction 29
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum lycopersicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/282985622
- GloBI hasHost Solanum lycopersicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180395256
- GloBI eats Solanum lycopersicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90727679
- GloBI visits Solanum lycopersicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91192203
- GloBI eats Datura stramonium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256782825
- GloBI eats Capsicum annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134625546
- GloBI hasHost Nicotiana tabacum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/302972650
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum tuberosum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/168424326
- GloBI eats Nicotiana tabacum Brooks, W. M. 1993. Host-parasitoid-pathogen interactions; Chapter 11. In Ignoffo, C.M., et al. [eds.] Parasites and Pathogens of Insects. Vol. 2: Pathogens. Academic Press. Inc.; Brooks, W. M., Hazard, E. I. and Becnel, J., 1985. Two new species of Nosema (Microsporida: Nosematidae) from the Mexican bean beetle Epilachna varivestis (coleoptera: Coccinellidae). J. Protozool. 32: 525-535.
- GloBI interactsWith Datura stramonium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256782825
- GloBI hasHost Solanum dulcamara https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31852052
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Solanum lycopersicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94067084
- GloBI eats Solanum tuberosum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/308013634
- GloBI eats Capsicum annuum annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238280084
- GloBI hasHost Capsicum annuum annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/302972681
- GloBI visits Capsicum annuum annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238280084
- GloBI hasHost Capsicum annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108150184
- GloBI hasHost Solanum aethiopicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178410630
- GloBI visits Capsicum annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128289273
- GloBI visits Datura stramonium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/182278354
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum dulcamara https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31852052
- GloBI visits Solanum tuberosum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/308013634
- GloBI eats Physalis peruviana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122818205
- GloBI interactsWith Capsicum annuum annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/302972683
- GloBI interactsWith Capsicum annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108150184
- GloBI hasHost Datura stramonium Gaden S. Robinson; Phillip R. Ackery; Ian Kitching; George W Beccaloni; Luis M. Hernández (2023). HOSTS (from HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants) [Data set resource]. Natural History Museum. https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/hosts/resource/877f387a-36a3-486c-a0c1-b8d5fb69f85a via Natural History Museum (2023). Data Portal query on 1 resources created at 2023-05-24 11:19:42.032183 PID https://doi.org/10.5519/qd.bsucrxdz. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/HOSTS/archive/808e0b869f9ec1adf8efff87cf6a395adda103e0.zip> on 23 May 2026. DOI
- GloBI hasHost Solanum tuberosum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/309314978
- GloBI interactsWith Nicotiana tabacum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/302972650
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum aethiopicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178410630