Nyceryx riscus

Nyceryx riscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Nyceryx
Species:	N. riscus
Binomial name
	Nyceryx riscus; (Schaus, 1890)
Synonyms
	Enyo riscus Schaus, 1890; Pachygonia creusa Rothschild, 1894;

Nyceryx riscus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is found from Belize and Mexico to Costa Rica and further south to Bolivia and Argentina.

The wingspan is 50–58 mm.

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae feed on mature leaves of Xylophragma seemannianum.

↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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