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Cautethia noctuiformis

Synonyms: Cautethia grotei (heterotypic); Cautethia hipparsus; Cautethia triphoenoides

Wikipedia Abstract

Cautethia noctuiformis is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from the Caribbean. It was described by Walker in 1856. The wingspan is 28–40 mm. Adults nectar at flowers. The larvae feed on Chiococca alba in Puerto Rico and Exostema species in Cuba.
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Infraspecies

Cautethia noctuiformis bredini
Cautethia noctuiformis choveti
Cautethia noctuiformis noctuiformis

Prey / Diet

Chiococca alba (West Indian milkberry)[1]

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♦ 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