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Nyceryx janzeni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Nyceryx janzeni

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Nyceryx

Rank
  
Species

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

Nyceryx janzeni Wikipedia