Peterborough, Ontario Manduca quinquemaculata larva - Image courtesy Extension Entomology Texas A&M University The family name is Sphingidae and have a couple of common names you might recognize: Sphinx moth, which refers to the way the caterpillar holds its body when disturbed, during a molt, or at rest
For those of you who want to actually breed and maintain an ongoing supply you need to realize that the lifecycle timing is quite different from other Lepidoptera you may have raised such as: silkworms, monarchs, swallowtail, polyphemus moth, but if you want to give it a go...read on BREEDING As I mentioned earlier there is copious information online for rearing with, in my opinion, the most comprehensive being The Manduca Project and I recommend you check it out
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