Nyceryx magna
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| Nyceryx magna | |
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| File:Nyceryx magna MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Cochancay, La Troncal Cañar Ecuador male dorsal.jpg | |
| Male dorsal | |
| File:Nyceryx magna MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Cochancay, La Troncal Cañar Ecuador male ventral.jpg | |
| Male ventral | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Nyceryx |
| Species: | N. magna
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| Nyceryx magna | |
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Nyceryx magna is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]It is known from Brazil, Costa Rica and Ecuador.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]It can be distinguished from other Nyceryx species by the dark forewing upperside and the brownish-orange basal area and pale purple bands in the tornal angle of the hindwing upperside.
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Female dorsal
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Female ventral
Biology
[edit | edit source]Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Pentagonia donnell-smithii. Early instar larvae have very large heads and elongated tails. The head has a distinctive blue-green colour in the final instar and the tail is shorter and rough. The pupa is smooth and shiny with alternating light and dark bands on the abdomen.
References
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