Nyceryx hyposticta

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Nyceryx hyposticta
Nyceryx hyposticta MHNT CUT 2010 0 306 Tingo Maria Peru male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
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Male ventral
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nyceryx
Species:
N. hyposticta
Binomial name
Nyceryx hyposticta
(R Felder, 1874) [1]
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx hypostictaR. Felder, 1874
  • Nyceryx vegaBoisduval, 1875

Nyceryx hyposticta is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. [2]

It is the largest species in the genus Nyceryx and can be distinguished by the semitransparent spots in the distal half of the forewing and the pink hindwing upperside with three transverse black bands. There are numerous conspicuous yellow spots on the basal half of the forewing underside. The hindwing upperside ground colour is pink, with three transverse black bands.

Adults are on wing year round and have been reported from February to May in Bolivia, in November in Peru and in October in Ecuador.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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