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Manduca
Sign in to saveManduca is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, the hawkmoths. The genus is used as a model in the biological sciences. The tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) and the tomato hornworm (M. quinquemaculata) in particular have been well studied. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1807.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilySphingidae
煙草天蛾屬（学名：Manduca）是鱗翅目天蛾科天蛾族的一属。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 950
- With media
- 96
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Collections
- ECOSUR
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Research
3,946 papers- Pattern recognition proteins in Manduca sexta plasma.Insect biochemistry and molecular biology · 2002
- Biological Insights from the Manduca sexta genome. Preface.Insect biochemistry and molecular biology · 2015
- De novo genome assembly of the tobacco hornworm moth (Manduca sexta).G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021
- Manduca sexta Perilipin 1B: A new PLIN1 isoform linked to fat storage prior to pupation.Insect biochemistry and molecular biology · 2019
- The molecular mechanisms of cuticular melanization: the ecdysone cascade leading to dopa decarboxylase expression in Manduca sexta.Insect biochemistry and molecular biology · 2009
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Manduca is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, the hawkmoths. The genus is used as a model in the biological sciences. The tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) and the tomato hornworm (M. quinquemaculata) in particular have been well studied. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1807.
==Species==
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