Cautethia exuma

Cautethia exuma
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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.

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. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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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[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. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

[3] Oehlke, Bill. "Cautethia exuma McCabe, 1984". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.