Cautethia yucatana
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Cautethia yucatana is a species of moth
in the family Sphingidae
, which is known from California
and Mexico
south to Central America
. It was described by Clark in 1919.
Female moths in this species have a wingspan of 16 millimetres. It is very similar to Cautethia spuria
but smaller, the forewings are shorter and more rounded. The forewing upperside ground colour is smoky grey. The tornus has a dark bar, narrowing and continuing obscurely to the mid point of the costal margin. The basal area of the hindwing upperside is pale yellow. There is a black marginal band extending almost to the discal cell.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the family Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
, which is known from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
south to Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
. It was described by Clark in 1919.
Female moths in this species have a wingspan of 16 millimetres. It is very similar to Cautethia spuria
Cautethia spuria
The Spurious sphinx is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from Mexico to Costa Rica to southern Texas and Oklahoma on the North American continent....
but smaller, the forewings are shorter and more rounded. The forewing upperside ground colour is smoky grey. The tornus has a dark bar, narrowing and continuing obscurely to the mid point of the costal margin. The basal area of the hindwing upperside is pale yellow. There is a black marginal band extending almost to the discal cell.
External links
- Cautethia yucatana Sphingidae of the Americas