Biology:Nyx viscachensis

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Short description: Species of moth

Nyx viscachensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Millieriidae
Genus: Nyx
Species:
N. viscachensis
Binomial name
Nyx viscachensis
Beeche, 1998

Nyx viscachensis is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from Chile at elevations between 1,400 and 1,700 meters.[1]

The larvae feed on Puya coerulea.

References

  1. "choreutidae.lifedesks.org". choreutidae.lifedesks.org. http://choreutidae.lifedesks.org/pages/631. Retrieved 2011-12-19. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7071327 entry