Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Nyceryx magna | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Nyceryx Rank Species | |
Nyceryx magna is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil, Costa Rica and Ecuador.
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.
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