Ash sphinx
Manduca jasminearum (Guérin, [1831])
Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Sphinginae
Identification: Upperside of forewing is gray to grayish brown with a black line running from the middle of the costa to the middle of the outer margin; line may be broken near the margin. Hindwing is mostly black, with gray at the lower margin.
Wing Span: 3 5/16 - 4 1/8 inches (8.4 - 10.5 cm).
Life History: The caterpillar has a horn at the end of its abdomen.
Flight: . Two broods from May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Ash (Fraxinus species).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Not reported.
Range: Connecticut south to northern Florida, west to Missouri and Mississippi. Most common along the East Coast.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2015
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: White County, Indiana, United States
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Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
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Region: Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
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Region: Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 19, 2013
Observation date: Aug 08, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Feb 19, 2013
Observation date: Jun 26, 1997
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2002
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Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Jul 12, 2012
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Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
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Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
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Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jun 25, 2007
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Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Feb 23, 2011
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