Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Choreutidae Scientific name Nyx viscachensis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Nyx Rank Species | |
Nyx viscachensis is a moth of the Choreutidae family. It is known from Chile, where it was discovered at Cerro Viscachas, Region Metropolitana, Chacabuco Province, at elevations between 1,400 and 1,700 meters.
The larvae feed on Puya coerulea.
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