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 15, 2023
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Highland County, Ohio, United States
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Region: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Jun 25, 2022
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Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 03, 2022
Observation date: Jul 16, 2021
Submitted by: CincyJeff
Region: Highland County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Jan 02, 2022
Observation date: Jun 13, 2019
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 31, 2021
Observation date: Jun 13, 2019
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Dec 14, 2020
Observation date: Aug 23, 2019
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Nov 24, 2020
Observation date: Jul 05, 2012
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Oct 13, 2020
Observation date: Jul 06, 2019
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 15, 2020
Observation date: Jun 27, 2020
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Aug 05, 2020
Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: Quaker state mothing
Region: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Aug 26, 2019
Observation date: Jul 24, 2019
Submitted by: KOM
Region: Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 25, 2019
Observation date: Jul 29, 2018
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 30, 2019
Observation date: Jul 19, 2014
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Warren County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Nov 16, 2018
Observation date: Aug 14, 2017
Submitted by: cliffsmkia
Region: Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Aug 15, 2017
Observation date: Jul 22, 2017
Submitted by: froghavenfarm
Region: Lee County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jul 26, 2017
Observation date: Jun 16, 2015
Submitted by: JohnBoback
Region: Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Sep 30, 2016
Observation date: Jul 16, 2015
Submitted by: iangardner
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 27, 2016
Observation date: Jul 12, 2016
Submitted by: Anthony V.
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Jul 17, 2016
Observation date: Jul 05, 2015
Submitted by: Butterfly Ridge
Region: Hocking County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Dec 05, 2015
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