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An Ash Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (7/1/2019).
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Dave Webb.
Ash Sphinx in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/22/2014).
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Mike Burchett.
An Ash Sphinx in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/12/2015).
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Mark Etheridge.
An Ash Sphinx in Howard Co., Maryland (7/12/2016). Determined by Ryan St. Laurent/BugGuide.
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Anthony VanSchoor.
An Ash Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (7/10/2018).
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Josh Emm.
An Ash Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (6/13/2017).
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Josh Emm.
An Ash Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/19/2022).
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Dave Webb.
An Ash Sphinx in Howard Co., Maryland (7/12/2016).
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Anthony VanSchoor.
Ash Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/25/2021). (c) Jesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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An Ash Sphinx in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/2/2013).
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Jim Brighton.
An Ash Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/17/2014).
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Emily Stanley.
Ash Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Josh Emm.
Ash Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
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Kyle Klotz.
Ash Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (7/9/2022). (c) Derek Hudgins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Ash Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) lynnparsons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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An Ash Sphinx collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/8/2008).
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Mark Etheridge.
An Ash Sphinx collected in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/15/1991).
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John Glaser.
An Ash Sphinx caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (9/15/2020). Determined by Ryan St Laurent/BugGuide.
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Mark Etheridge.
An Ash Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (7/7/2017). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
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Shannon Schade.
Source: Wikipedia
Ash sphinx | |
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Male dorsal | |
Male ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Manduca |
Species: | M. jasminearum
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Binomial name | |
Manduca jasminearum | |
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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.
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