11-16-2018, 04:37 AM
An estimated 1,150 species of Lepidoptera, the order comprising butterflies and moths, have been recorded in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Of these, 948 ARE ENDEMIC..... and 199 are nonindigenous introduced species.
sphinx moths
the pink one is the non-native one, the orange one is the Blackburn's moth...
a critically endangered species....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manduca_blackburni
Manduca blackburni, commonly known as Blackburn's sphinx moth, Hawaiian tomato hornworm, and Hawaiian tobacco hornworm, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It is endemic to Hawaii. Previously known from all of the main islands, this rare moth is now limited to Maui, the Big Island, and Kahoolawe. It is found in coastal mesic and dry forests at elevations from sea level 5,000 ft (1,500 m).
Manduca blackburni is closely related to the tomato hornworm (M. quinquemaculata), which it also physically resembles. It was listed as an endangered species by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 2000, making it the first Hawaiian insect to receive such a status.
Larvae feed on plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, especially native aiea (Nothocestrum spp.), but also non-native tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum), tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), tree tobacco (N. glauca), jimson weed (Datura stramonium), and eggplant (Solanum melongena). The adult feeds on nectar from native plants such as koali awa (Ipomoea indica) and maiapilo (Capparis sandwichiana).
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
sphinx moths
the pink one is the non-native one, the orange one is the Blackburn's moth...
a critically endangered species....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manduca_blackburni
Manduca blackburni, commonly known as Blackburn's sphinx moth, Hawaiian tomato hornworm, and Hawaiian tobacco hornworm, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It is endemic to Hawaii. Previously known from all of the main islands, this rare moth is now limited to Maui, the Big Island, and Kahoolawe. It is found in coastal mesic and dry forests at elevations from sea level 5,000 ft (1,500 m).
Manduca blackburni is closely related to the tomato hornworm (M. quinquemaculata), which it also physically resembles. It was listed as an endangered species by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 2000, making it the first Hawaiian insect to receive such a status.
Larvae feed on plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, especially native aiea (Nothocestrum spp.), but also non-native tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum), tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), tree tobacco (N. glauca), jimson weed (Datura stramonium), and eggplant (Solanum melongena). The adult feeds on nectar from native plants such as koali awa (Ipomoea indica) and maiapilo (Capparis sandwichiana).
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha