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Parent Taxon

• Sphingidae

Sibling Taxa

• Aellopos
• Aleuron
• Callionima
• Cautethia
• Enyo
• Erinnyis
• Eupyrrhoglossum
• Hemeroplanes
• Isognathus
• Kloneus
• Madoryx
• Nyceryx
• Oryba
• Pachygonidia
• Pachylia
• Pachylioides
• Perigonia
• Phryxus
• Pseudosphinx
• Stolidoptera
• Unzela

Child Taxa

• Cautethia calezae
• Cautethia carsusi
• Cautethia exuma
• Cautethia fideli
• Cautethia grotei
• Cautethia insolita
• Cautethia noctuiformis
• Cautethia simitia
• Cautethia spuria
• Cautethia yucatana

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