Cautethia exuma
| Cautethia exuma | |
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| Male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Cautethia |
| Species: | C. exuma |
| Binomial name | |
| Cautethia exuma McCabe | |
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.
References
[edit]- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Oehlke, Bill. "Cautethia exuma McCabe, 1984". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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