Grade Level: 5 - 12
Age Range: 10 - 19
Lesson Length: 1 class
The Carolina Sphinx Moth, Manduca sexta, spends its youth or larval phase as a Tobacco Hornworm. Students observe and dissect a Manduca sexta caterpillar to learn about the structure and function of an invertebrate nervous system.
Manduca sexta Wax Model is a great way to lead up to this lesson.
The Manduca sexta pictures in the Attachment section below are from The Richard B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Teacher Guide | 296.47 KB |
| Student Guide | 77.2 KB |
| Key to Student Guide | 72.19 KB |
| M sexta Dissection Pictures | 111.3 KB |
| Manduca sexta Puzzle - Teacher Note | 45.85 KB |
| Manduca sexta Puzzle - Student Guide | 46.76 KB |
| Manduca sexta Life Cycle Picture b&w | 69.19 KB |
| Manduca sexta Life Cycle Picture color | 47.01 KB |