Cautethia noctuiformis

Cautethia noctuiformis
Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 Francis 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. 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.