Nyceryx nictitans

Nyceryx nictitans

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae

Nyceryx nictitans is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Brazil to Argentina and in Peru and Bolivia. It can be distinguished from other Nyceryx species by the hindwing upperside, which has an orange base, a dark brown marginal band of even width and the lack of semitransparent spots.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Brazil · 3

Sources and credits

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Nyceryx nictitans

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