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MeSH Heading: Manduca
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.650.525
Unique ID: D018402
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018402
Annotation: a genus of moth; /‌microbiol /‌parasitol /‌virol permitted; do not use /‌drug eff for insecticides: TN 111
Scope Note: A genus of sphinx or hawk moths of the family Sphingidae. These insects are used in molecular biology studies during all stages of their life cycle.
Entry Term(s): Manduca sexta; Tobacco Hornworm
Related Numbers: txid7130
Previous Indexing: Insects (1967-1974); Lepidoptera (1975-1994); Moths (1975-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/01/25
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Manduca MeSH Descriptor Data 2025