Nyceryx maxwelli

Nyceryx maxwelli
Nyceryx maxwelli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nyceryx
Species: N. maxwelli
Binomial name
Nyceryx maxwelli
(Rothschild, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pachygonia maxwelli Rothschild, 1896

Nyceryx maxwelli is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Bolivia and Venezuela.[2]

The wingspan is about 63 mm. It is similar to Nyceryx continua cratera but the apex of the hindwing upperside is brown and the tornal area is not yellow. The basal area of the hindwing upperside is yellow, while the apex is brownish-orange.

Adults are on wing year round.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Nyceryx/maxwelli.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19. 
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-02-19. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/nmaxwell.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19. 
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