Cautethia grotei, or Grote's sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882.
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Scientific classification 
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| 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]
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Distribution edit
It resides in the US state of Florida and the islands of the Caribbean.
Description edit
The wingspan is 28–40 mm.
Biology edit
There are multiple generations per year in Florida. Adults nectar at various flowers, including Asystasia gangetica and Dracaena fragrans.
Host plants edit
Larvae have been recorded feeding on various Rubiaceae species, including milkberry (Chiococca alba), black torch (Erithalis fruticosa) and common snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus).
Subspecies edit
- Cautethia grotei grotei (Florida, Cuba, the Bahamas, Cayman Islands and possibly Hispaniola and Jamaica. Strays have been found up to Tennessee, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York and even New Hampshire)[2]
- Cautethia grotei apira Jordan, 1940 (Cayman Islands)[3]
- Cautethia grotei hilaris Jordan, 1940 (Cayman Islands)[4]
References edit
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Cautethia grotei grotei at Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Cautethia grotei apira at Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Cautethia grotei hilaris at Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
External links edit
- "Grote's sphinx Cautethia grotei Hy. Edwards, 1882". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- "Cautethia grotei grotei". Sphingidae of the Americas.
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