Nyceryx stuarti

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Nyceryx stuarti
Nyceryx stuarti MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Guyane française route de l'Est N2 Pk 77 male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Nyceryx stuarti MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Guyane française route de l'Est N2 Pk 77 male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nyceryx
Species:
N. stuarti
Binomial name
Nyceryx stuarti
Synonyms

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

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.

  • Female dorsal
    (coll.MHNT)

  • Female ventral
    (coll.MHNT)

Biology[]

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae probably feed on and .

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-09-20. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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