Nyceryx riscus

Nyceryx riscus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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.^[2]

The wingspan is 50–58 mm.

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae feed on mature leaves of Xylophragma seemannianum.

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