Biology:Cautethia noctuiformis

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Short description: Species of moth

Cautethia noctuiformis
Cautethia noctuiformis noctuiformis BMNHE273054 male up.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
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

Wikidata ☰ Q1375906 entry