Grote's sphinx | |
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Male dorsal | |
Male ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Cautethia |
Species: | C. grotei
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Binomial name | |
Cautethia grotei
H. Edwards, 1882
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Cautethia grotei, or Grote's sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882.
It resides in the US state of Florida and the islands of the Caribbean.
The wingspan is 28–40 mm.
There are multiple generations per year in Florida. Adults nectar at various flowers, including Asystasia gangetica and Dracaena fragrans.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on various Rubiaceae species, including milkberry ( Chiococca alba), black torch ( Erithalis fruticosa) and common snowberry ( Symphoricarpos albus).
Grote's sphinx | |
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Male dorsal | |
Male ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Cautethia |
Species: | C. grotei
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Binomial name | |
Cautethia grotei
H. Edwards, 1882
[1]
|
Cautethia grotei, or Grote's sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882.
It resides in the US state of Florida and the islands of the Caribbean.
The wingspan is 28–40 mm.
There are multiple generations per year in Florida. Adults nectar at various flowers, including Asystasia gangetica and Dracaena fragrans.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on various Rubiaceae species, including milkberry ( Chiococca alba), black torch ( Erithalis fruticosa) and common snowberry ( Symphoricarpos albus).