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Cautethia noctuiformis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Cautethia noctuiformis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cautethia

Rank
  
Subspecies

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

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

  • Cautethia noctuiformis noctuiformis (Barbuda, Antigua, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto-Rico, St. Thomas, St. Martin, St. Bartholomew and the Lesser Antilles)
  • Cautethia noctuiformis bredini Cary, 1970 (Antigua, Barbuda and the British Virgin Islands)
  • Cautethia noctuiformis choveti Haxaire, 2002 (Guadeloupe)

    • References

    Cautethia noctuiformis Wikipedia
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