Nyceryx magna

Nyceryx magna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Nyceryx
Species:	N. magna
Binomial name
	Nyceryx magna; (R Felder, 1874)
Synonyms
	Perigonia magna R Felder, 1874;

Nyceryx magna is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Brazil, Costa Rica and Ecuador.^[2]

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.

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. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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