Nyceryx stuarti

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Nyceryx stuarti
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Male dorsal
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Male ventral
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nyceryx
Species:
N. stuarti
Binomial name
Nyceryx stuarti
Synonyms

Nyceryx stuarti is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

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It is found from Costa Rica and Peru to Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.[2]

Description

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

References

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