Nyceryx stuarti

Nyceryx stuarti
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nyceryx
Species:
N. stuarti
Binomial name
Nyceryx stuarti
(Rothschild, 1894)
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.

Description

The wingspan is about 66 mm. It is similar to Nyceryx riscus, but larger and darker and the forewing apex is distinctly truncate.

References

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