Kalmar "genus Manduca" tana nufin rabe-raben haraji da aka yi amfani da shi wajen rarrabuwar halittu. Musamman ma, yana nufin ƙungiyar asu da ke cikin dangin Sphingidae, waɗanda aka fi sani da "hawk moths" ko "sfinx moths". Halin halittar Manduca ya ƙunshi nau'ikan nau'ikan waɗannan asu, waɗanda ake samu a cikin Amurka kuma an san su da girman girmansu da alamomi na musamman.
