Cautethia
Encyclopedia
Cautethia is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Cautethia carsusiCautethia carsusiCautethia carsusi is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae from the Dominican Republic. It was described by Haxaire and Schmit in 2001. It is the largest species in the genus Cautethia, with males having a wingspan of 19.5 millimetres, and females having a wingspan of 20.5 millimetres....
- Haxaire & Schmit, 2001 - Cautethia exumaCautethia exumaCautethia exuma is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from the Bahamas. It was described by McCabe in 1984.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...
- McCabe, 1984 - Cautethia groteiCautethia groteiCautethia grotei, commonly known as Grote's Sphinx, is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It resides in Florida, United States and the Caribbean Islands.The wingspan is 28-40 mm. There are multiple generations per year in Florida...
- H. Edwards, 1882 - Cautethia noctuiformisCautethia noctuiformisCautethia 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...
- (Walker, 1856) - Cautethia simitiaCautethia simitiaCautethia simitia is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Schaus in 1932. It is known from Colombia.Adults are probably on wing in multiple generations and nectar at flowers.The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae species....
- SchausWilliam SchausWilliam Schaus was an American entomologist.-Life:William was son of William Schaus, Sr., a German-immigrant art collector and dealer, proprietor of the Schaus Galleries, and of Margaret Connover....
, 1932 - Cautethia spuriaCautethia spuriaThe Spurious sphinx is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from Mexico to Costa Rica to southern Texas and Oklahoma on the North American continent....
- (Boisduval, 1875) - Cautethia yucatanaCautethia yucatanaCautethia yucatana is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from California and Mexico south to Central America. It was described by Clark in 1919....
- Clark, 1919