Nyceryx janzeni

Nyceryx janzeni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nyceryx
Species: N. janzeni
Binomial name
Nyceryx janzeni
Haxaire, 2005[1]

Nyceryx janzeni is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Bolivia and Brazil.

The wingspan is 55–60 mm. It is similar to Nyceryx stuarti, but smaller, the ground colour of forewing upperside is paler brown and the upperside of the body is paler, lacking the purplish sheen and with the last two segments not significantly darker than the rest.

References

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


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