Hand reared Manduca sexta, or the Six-Spotted Hawkmoth, pinned and displayed alone in a 5x5" black framed shadowbox.

Native to:

North America

Host Plants:

Solanacea family - tomato, pepper, potato, nightshade

Conservation Status:

least concern, secure

Sourcing Method:

hand raised from larval stage, natural death

Sexual Dimorphism:

males have plumose antennae, females have thin antennae and a wider abdomen than males, both sexes are grey-brown and black with 6 yellow spots running laterally along each side of the abdomen