Nyceryx tacita

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Nyceryx tacita
Nyceryx tacita MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Guyane francaise Belizon Pk4 973 male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal view
Nyceryx tacita MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Guyane francaise Belizon Pk4 973 male ventral.jpg
Male ventral view
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nyceryx
Species:
N. tacita
Binomial name
Nyceryx tacita
(H. Druce, 1888) [1]
Synonyms
  • Perigonia tacitaH. Druce, 1888
  • Neceryx clarkiFassl, 1915

Nyceryx tacita is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888. It is found from Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama to Bolivia. [2]

It is similar to Nyceryx eximia eximia but can be distinguished by the less extensive basal yellow area of the hindwing upperside and details of the pattern of the forewing upperside.

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pentagonia donnell-smithii and Chimarrhis parviflora . Late instar larvae take on more colouration and the head region becomes quite distinctive. The pupa is smooth and shiny with some creases around the thorax.

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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.
  2. ↑ Oehlke, Bill (June 26, 2012). "Nyceryx tacita". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.


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