- Nyceryx magna
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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)[1]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. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Nyceryx/magna.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-02-19. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/nmagna.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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