Biology:Cautethia exuma
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Short description: Species of moth
Cautethia exuma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Cautethia |
Species: | C. exuma
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Binomial name | |
Cautethia exuma McCabe
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Cautethia exuma is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from the Bahamas. It was described by Timothy L. McCabe in 1984.[1][2]
Moths in this species have a wingspan of 27–32 millimetres. They are immediately distinguishable from all other Cautethia species by the pale yellow-brown basal area of the hindwing upperside.
The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae species.[3]
References
- ↑ McCabe, T. L. (1984). "A new Cautethia from the Bahamas (Lepitoptera: Sphingidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 86: 614–618.
- ↑ "Cautethia exuma McCabe, 1984 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Cautethia/exuma.html.
- ↑ Oehlke, Bill. "Cautethia exuma McCabe, 1984". Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20121008173438/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/cexuma.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q1375922 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cautethia exuma.
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