Cautethia noctuiformis

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

  • Cautethia noctuiformis noctuiformis (Barbuda, Antigua, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto-Rico, St. Thomas, St. Martin, St. Bartholomew and the Lesser Antilles)[2]
  • Cautethia noctuiformis bredini Cary, 1970 (Antigua, Barbuda and the British Virgin Islands)[3]
  • Cautethia noctuiformis choveti Haxaire, 2002 (Guadeloupe)

References

  1. ^ "Cautethia noctuiformis (Walker, 1856) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Cautethia/noctuiformis.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19. 
  2. ^ "''Cautethia noctuiformis noctuiformis'' at Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/cnoctnoc.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19. 
  3. ^ "''Cautethia noctuiformis bredini'' at Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/cnoctbre.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19. 
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