- Cautethia spuria
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Spurious Sphinx 
Cautethia spuria, adult Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Genus: Cautethia Species: C. spuria Binomial name Cautethia spuria
(Boisduval, 1875)[1]Synonyms - Oenosanda spuria Boisduval, 1875
The Spurious sphinx (Cautethia spuria) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from Mexico to Costa Rica to southern Texas and Oklahoma on the North American continent.
Spurious Sphinx variation
The upperside of the forewing is pale silvery gray with black markings. In some individuals the wing base is very dark. The upperside of the hindwing is deep yellow with a black border that covers more than half the wing. There are multiple generations per year. Adults nectar at flowers. The wingspan is 35-45 mm.
Larvae feed on Coutarea hexandra, Chiococca alba and Chiococca pachyphylla and probably other Rubiaceae species.[2]
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Cautethia/spuria.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/cspuria.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
External links
- Spurious Sphinx Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Cautethia spuria Sphingidae of the Americas
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