Biology:Nyceryx stuarti
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Nyceryx |
| Species: | N. stuarti
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| Nyceryx stuarti (Rothschild, 1894)[1]
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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.[2]
Description
The wingspan is about 66 mm. It is similar to Nyceryx riscus, but larger and darker and the forewing apex is distinctly truncate.
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Female ventral
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Biology
Adults are probably on wing year round.
The larvae probably feed on Pentagonia donnell-smithii and Chimarrhis parviflora.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111143344/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Nyceryx/stuarti.html. 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20121010222403/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/nstuarti.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q3738223 entry
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