Manduca sexta is commonly called a Sphinx moth or Hawk moth. Like the other advanced insects, this moth has a life cycle showing complete metamorphosis (pattern of growth and change characterized by four predictable, very different life stages, the egg, larva, pupa, and adult).

Instar: each developmental stage
Stadium: period of time between larval molts

In research | Life cycle | The egg | The larva | The pupa | The adult

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