Cautethia exuma

Cautethia exuma
	Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Cautethia
Species:	C. exuma
Binomial name
	Cautethia exuma; McCabe

Short description: Species of moth

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

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[1] McCabe, T. L. (1984). "A new Cautethia from the Bahamas (Lepitoptera: Sphingidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 86: 614–618.

[2] "Cautethia exuma McCabe, 1984 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Cautethia/exuma.html.

[3] 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.

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Cautethia exuma

Topic: Biology

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