Nyceryx stuarti
| Nyceryx stuarti | |
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| Male dorsal | |
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| Male ventral | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Nyceryx |
| Species: | N. stuarti |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyceryx stuarti (Rothschild, 1894)[1] | |
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Nyceryx stuarti is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
[edit]It is found from Costa Rica and Peru to Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.[2]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is about 66 mm. It is similar to Nyceryx riscus, but larger and darker and the forewing apex is distinctly truncate.
References
[edit]- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-09-20. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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