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Manduca blackburni
((moth))

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Species description or overview

USDA/APHIS Draft Environmental Assessment regarding non-regulation of insect resistant corn View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), has prepared an Environmental Assessment in response to a petition from Monsanto Company regarding the regulatory status of genetically engineered European corn borer resistant corn (c. 2006).

Blackburn's sphinx moth overview View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Manduca blackburni species status, biology, distribution, threats, and conservation actions are described by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy, 2005).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Manduca blackburni
Nomenclatural information about Manduca blackburni is provided by ITIS.

Federal endangered/threatened status

Manduca blackburni species profile from USFWS
A species profile for Manduca blackburni is provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, including links to information regarding the federal endangered/threatened status of this species.

Images

Manduca blackburni images (Starr)  new posting 
Images of Manduca blackburni (Sphingidae) (Blackburn hawk moth, Hawaiian sphinx moth are provided by from Forest and Kim Starr.

Books

Hawaii's butterflies & moths: an identification guide to easily observed species
Jamieson, Dean and Jim Denny. 2001. Hawaii's butterflies & moths: an identification guide to easily observed species. A Hawaii Biological Survey Handbook. Mutual Publishing.

Full-text articles

Kanaio Natural Area Reserve: biological inventory and management recommendations
Medeiros, Arthur C., Lloyd L. Loope, and C.G. Chimera. 1993. Kanaio Natural Area Reserve: biological inventory and management recommendations. Natural Area Reserve System, State of Hawaii.

Maui Offshore Islet Botanical Survey
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Wood K. 2006. Maui Offshore Islet Botanical Survey. Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Biology and conservation of Manduca blackburni
Conant, Sheila and E.M. Van Gelder. 1997. Biology and conservation of Manduca blackburni. Honolulu: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Bibliography

References for Manduca blackburni
Bibliographic references for Manduca blackburni are provided by HEAR.

Other resources

Biology and conservation of Manduca blackburni
Conant, Sheila and E.M. Van Gelder. 1997. Biology and conservation of Manduca blackburni. Honolulu: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

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