''Cautethia noctuiformis'' is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from the

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. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. The wingspan is 28–40 mm. Adults nectar at flowers. The larvae feed on '' Chiococca alba'' in Puerto Rico and ''

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'' species in Cuba.

Subspecies

*''Cautethia noctuiformis noctuiformis'' (Barbuda, Antigua, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto-Rico, St. Thomas, St. Martin, St. Bartholomew and the Lesser Antilles) *''Cautethia noctuiformis bredini'' Cary, 1970 (Antigua, Barbuda and the British Virgin Islands) *''Cautethia noctuiformis choveti'' Haxaire, 2002 (Guadeloupe)

References

Cautethia Moths described in 1856 Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) Moths of North America {{Dilophonotini-stub