Nyceryx stuarti

Nyceryx stuarti is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Nyceryx stuarti
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nyceryx
Species:
N. stuarti
Binomial name
Nyceryx stuarti
Synonyms

Distribution

It is found from Costa Rica and Peru to Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 66 mm. It is similar to Nyceryx riscus, but larger and darker and the forewing apex is distinctly truncate.

  • Female dorsal
    (coll.MHNT)
  • Female ventral
    (coll.MHNT)

Biology

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae probably feed on Pentagonia donnell-smithii and Chimarrhis parviflora.

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-09-20. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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