- Nyceryx lunaris
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Nyceryx lunaris Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Genus: Nyceryx Species: N. lunaris Binomial name Nyceryx lunaris
Jordan, 1912[1]Nyceryx lunaris is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Ecuador.[2]
It can be distinguished from other Nyceryx species by the semitransparent spots in the distal half of the forewing and middle of the hindwing, and the salmon-pink basal area of the hindwing upperside.
Adults are probably on wing year round.
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Nyceryx/lunaris.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Nyceryx/lunaris.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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