Nyceryx stuarti

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Nyceryx stuarti
Nyceryx stuarti MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Guyane francaise route de l'Est N2 Pk 77 male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Nyceryx stuarti MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Guyane francaise route de l'Est N2 Pk 77 male ventral.jpg
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. stuarti
Binomial name
Nyceryx stuarti
(Rothschild, 1894) [1]
Synonyms

Nyceryx stuarti is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae.

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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.

Biology

Adults are probably on wing year round.

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

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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. 2007-09-20. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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