Manduca blackburni

Blackburn's Sphinx Moth

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Overview

Blackburn's Sphinx Moth is Hawaii's largest native insect, with a wing span of up to 5 inches (12 centimeters). 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. The large caterpillars occur in two color morphs, bright green or gray with scattered white speckles throughout the back and a horizontal white stripe on the side margin of each segment. In its larval stage, the Blackburn's sphinx moth is a 3.5- to 4-inch (9- to 10-centimeter) caterpillar.

Scientific Name

Manduca blackburni
Common Name
Blackburn's Sphinx Moth
FWS Category
Insects
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Listing

May 22, 1984

May 22, 1984 Listing
Review of Invertebrate Wildlife for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species; 49 FR 21664-21675
  • Publication type: CNOR
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Jan 6, 1989

Jan 6, 1989 Listing
ETWP; Animal Notice of Review; 54 FR 554 579
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Nov 21, 1991

Nov 21, 1991 Listing
ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species; 56 FR 58804 58836
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Nov 15, 1994

Nov 15, 1994 Listing
ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species.
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Feb 28, 1996

Feb 28, 1996 Listing
ETWP; Review of Plant and Animal Taxa That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Sโ€ฆ
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Apr 2, 1997

Apr 2, 1997 Listing (Endangered)
ETWP; Proposed Endangered Status for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth From the Hawaiian Islands
  • Publication type: Proposed
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Sep 19, 1997

Sep 19, 1997 Listing
Review of Plant and Animal Taxa
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Oct 25, 1999

Oct 25, 1999 Listing
Review of Plant and Animal Taxa That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threateโ€ฆ
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Listing

Feb 1, 2000

Feb 1, 2000 Listing (Endangered)
Determination of Endangered Status for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth from the Hawaiian Islands
  • Publication type: Final
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Oct 30, 2001

Oct 30, 2001 Listing
ETWP; Review of Plant and Animal Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered oโ€ฆ
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Jun 13, 2002

Jun 13, 2002 Critical Habitat
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Blackburn'sโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
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Notice

Aug 26, 2002

Aug 26, 2002 Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Blackburn'sโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Public Hearing
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Notice

Aug 26, 2002

Aug 26, 2002 Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Blackburn'sโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Comment Period Extension
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Notice

Oct 10, 2002

Oct 10, 2002 Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Blackburn'sโ€ฆ
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NEPA - EA

Nov 15, 2002

Nov 15, 2002 NEPA - EA
Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; designation of critical habitat for Blackburn'sโ€ฆ
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Critical Habitat

Jun 10, 2003

Jun 10, 2003 Critical Habitat
Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; designation of critical habitat for the Blackburnโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Final
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Recovery Plan

Dec 18, 2003

Dec 18, 2003 Recovery Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Draft Recovery Plan for the Blackburn's Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni)
  • Publication type: Draft
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Recovery Plan

Sep 28, 2005

Sep 28, 2005 Recovery Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Recovery Plan for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni)
  • Publication type: Final
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Five Year Review

Mar 8, 2007

Mar 8, 2007 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 71 Species in Oregon, Hawaii, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Iโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Notice
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Five Year Review

Jan 22, 2018

Jan 22, 2018 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 18 Species iโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Notice
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