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Manduca is a moth
Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the Order Lepidoptera. The differences between butterflies and moths are more than just taxonomy....
 genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of the Sphingidae
Sphingidae

Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region ....
 (hawkmoth) family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
. The Carolina Sphinx (Manduca sexta) is often used in biological
Biological

The word biological may refer to:*Adjectival form of "biology", the study of life*Biological , a biological preparation that is synthesized from living organisms or their products and used medically as a diagnostic, preventive, or therapeutic agent....
 research.








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Manduca is a moth
Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the Order Lepidoptera. The differences between butterflies and moths are more than just taxonomy....
 genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of the Sphingidae
Sphingidae

Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region ....
 (hawkmoth) family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
. The Carolina Sphinx (Manduca sexta) is often used in biological
Biological

The word biological may refer to:*Adjectival form of "biology", the study of life*Biological , a biological preparation that is synthesized from living organisms or their products and used medically as a diagnostic, preventive, or therapeutic agent....
 research.

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