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Cautethia grotei (Grote's Sphinx)

Wikipedia Abstract

Cautethia grotei, commonly known as Grote's sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It resides in Florida, United States and the Caribbean Islands. The wingspan is 28–40 mm. There are multiple generations per year in Florida. Adults nectar at various flowers, including Asystasia gangetica and Dracaena fragrans.
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Infraspecies

Cautethia grotei apira
Cautethia grotei grotei
Cautethia grotei hilaris
Cautethia grotei jamaicensis

Prey / Diet

Chiococca alba (West Indian milkberry)[1]
Symphoricarpos albus (common snowberry)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0