Biology:Nyceryx magna
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Short description: Species of moth
| Nyceryx magna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Arthropoda |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Insecta |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Lepidoptera |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Sphingidae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Nyceryx |
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| Nyceryx magna (R Felder, 1874)[1]
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Nyceryx magna is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is known from Brazil , Costa Rica and Ecuador.[2]
Description
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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Biology
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
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111184612/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Nyceryx/magna.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-02-19. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20121011024755/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/nmagna.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q2009204 entry
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