Biology:Nyceryx stuarti

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Short description: Species of moth


Nyceryx stuarti
Nyceryx stuarti MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Guyane française route de l'Est N2 Pk 77 male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Nyceryx stuarti MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Guyane française route de l'Est N2 Pk 77 male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nyceryx
Species:
N. stuarti
Binomial name
Nyceryx stuarti
(Rothschild, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pachygonia stuarti Rothschild, 1894

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.

Biology

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae probably feed on Pentagonia donnell-smithii and Chimarrhis parviflora.

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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