| Nyceryx riscus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Nyceryx |
| Species: | N. riscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyceryx riscus | |
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Nyceryx riscus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
It is found from Belize and Mexico to Costa Rica and further south to Bolivia and Argentina. [2]
The wingspan is 50–58 mm. It is similar to Nyceryx stuarti but smaller and paler. There is an indistinct, grey-centred discal spot and a conspicuous black dot distal of it towards the costa on the forewing upperside.
Adults are probably on wing year round.
The larvae feed on mature leaves of Xylophragma seemannianum . They have a solid green tail horn with well-developed bumps. The body is a yellowish or pale green with pale yellow lateral diagonal slashes. The head is pale green with a trace of blue wash.
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