Nyceryx janzeni

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Nyceryx janzeni
Nyceryx janzeni BMNHE273103 male up.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nyceryx
Species:
N. janzeni
Binomial name
Nyceryx janzeni
, 2005[1]

Nyceryx janzeni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Bolivia and Brazil.

The wingspan is 55–60 mm. It is similar to Nyceryx stuarti, but smaller, the ground colour of forewing upperside is paler brown and the upperside of the body is paler, lacking the purplish sheen and with the last two segments not significantly darker than the rest.

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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