Cautethia noctuiformis

Cautethia noctuiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Cautethia
Species: C. noctuiformis
Binomial name
Cautethia noctuiformis
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Braesia hipparsus Grote & Robinson, 1868
  • Braessia triphoenoides Boisduval, 1875
  • Oenosanda noctuiformis Walker, 1856

Cautethia noctuiformis is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from the Caribbean. It was described by Walker in 1856.[1]

The wingspan is 28–40 mm. Adults nectar at flowers.

The larvae feed on Chiococca alba in Puerto Rico and Exostema species in Cuba.

Subspecies

References

  1. "Cautethia noctuiformis (Walker, 1856) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. "''Cautethia noctuiformis noctuiformis'' at Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  3. "''Cautethia noctuiformis bredini'' at Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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