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12-22-2016

Manduca blackburni

Manduca blackburni NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. Manduca blackburni, the Hawaiian tomato hornworm, Hawaiian tobacco hornworm or Blackburn’s sphinx moth, is a moth in the family Sphingidae.

The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880. 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 Kahoʻolawe. It is found in coastal mesic and dry forests at elevations from sea level 5,000 ft. Hawai‘i’s largest native insect. Like other sphinx moths, it has long, narrow forewings and a thick, spindle shaped body tapered at both ends. It is grayish brown in color with black bands across the top margins of the hindwings and five orange spots along each side of the abdomen.

Detailed information
Full Name: Blackburn's Sphinx moth (Manduca blackburni)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Insects
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 02/01/2000 Pacific Region (Region 1) Wherever found
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
03/08/2007 72 FR 10547 10550 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 71 Species in Oregon, Hawaii, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Territory of Guam
09/28/2005 70 FR 56735 56736 Recovery Plan for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni)
12/18/2003 68 FR 70528 70529 Draft Recovery Plan for the Blackburn's Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni)
06/10/2003 68 FR 34710 34766 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; designation of critical habitat for the Blackburn's sphinx moth; final rule
11/15/2002 67 FR 69179 69180 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; designation of critical habitat for Blackburn's sphinx moth; proposed rule; notice of availability of draft economic analysis
10/10/2002 67 FR 63064 63065 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth: Proposed rule; extension of comment period and public hearing announcement.
08/26/2002 67 FR 54763 54764 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth; Hearing
06/13/2002 67 FR 40633 40657 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth
10/30/2001 66 FR 54808 54832 ETWP; Review of Plant and Animal Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened,Annual Notice of Findings on Recycled Petitions, and Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
02/01/2000 65 FR 4770 4779 Determination of Endangered Status for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth from the Hawaiian Islands
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/28/2005 Recovery Plan for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/28/2005 Recovery Plan for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
03/08/2007 72 FR 10547 10550 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 71 Species in Oregon, Hawaii, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Territory of Guam
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
09/28/2005 70 FR 56735 56736 Recovery Plan for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni)
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
12/18/2003 68 FR 70528 70529 Draft Recovery Plan for the Blackburn's Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni)
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
11/15/2002 67 FR 69179 69180 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; designation of critical habitat for Blackburn's sphinx moth; proposed rule; notice of availability of draft economic analysis
  • Notice Doc. Availability
Date
Title
07/31/2009 Blackburn's sphinx moth completed 5-year review
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