''Nyceryx'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...

. The genus was erected by

Jean Baptiste Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician. He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société ento ...

in 1875.

Species

*'' Nyceryx alophus'' ( Boisduval, 1875) *'' Nyceryx brevis''

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, 2001 *'' Nyceryx coffaeae'' (

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, 1856) *'' Nyceryx continua'' (Walker, 1856) *'' Nyceryx draudti'' Gehlen, 1926 *'' Nyceryx ericea'' ( H. Druce, 1888) *'' Nyceryx eximia''

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, 1916 *'' Nyceryx fernandezi'' Haxaire & Cadiou, 1999 *''

Nyceryx furtadoi ''Nyceryx furtadoi'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. It is possibly also found in Argentina. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wi ...

'' Haxaire, 1996 *'' Nyceryx hyposticta'' ( R. Felder, 1874) *'' Nyceryx janzeni'' Haxaire, 2005 *''

Nyceryx lunaris ''Nyceryx lunaris'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and ...

'' Jordan, 1912 *''

Nyceryx magna ''Nyceryx magna'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from Brazil, Costa Rica and Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the n ...

'' (R. Felder, 1874) *''

Nyceryx maxwelli ''Nyceryx maxwelli'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Bolivia and Venezuela. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the ...

'' (Rothschild, 1896) *''

Nyceryx mielkei ''Nyceryx mielkei'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, f ...

'' Haxaire, 2009 *''

Nyceryx nephus ''Nyceryx nephus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil. The forewing and hindwing upperside is similar to '' Nyceryx alophus alophus'', but the marginal band on the hindwing upperside is broader and has traces of brown ...

'' (Boisduval, 1875) *''

Nyceryx nictitans ''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 m ...

'' (Boisduval, 1875) *''

Nyceryx riscus ''Nyceryx riscus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found from Belize and Mexico to Costa Rica and further south to Bolivia and Argentina. Description The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an ai ...

'' ( Schaus, 1890) *''

Nyceryx stuarti ''Nyceryx stuarti'' is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found from Costa Rica and Peru to Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. Description The wingspan is about 66 mm. It is similar to ''Nyceryx riscus'', but la ...

'' (Rothschild, 1894) *''

Nyceryx tacita ''Nyceryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. Species *''Nyceryx alophus'' (Jean Baptiste Boisduval, Boisduval, 1875) *''Nyceryx brevis'' Theodor Becker, Becker, 2001 *''Nycer ...

'' (H. Druce, 1888) *''

Nephele vau ''Nephele vau'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is common throughout most of Africa south of the Sahara The Sahara (, ) is a desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of , it is the l ...

'' (Walker, 1856) *'' Nephele xylina'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1910

Gallery

Nyceryx alophus MHNT CUT 2010 131 Cochoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro, male.jpg, '' Nyceryx alophus'' Nyceryx continua continua MHNT CUT 2010 0 131 Itatiaia National Park Brazil.jpg, '' Nyceryx continua'' Nyceryx ericea MHNT CUT 2010 0 169 Alto Palmar, Chapare Bolivia male.jpg, '' Nyceryx ericea'' Nyceryx eximia MHNT CUT 2010 0 169 Cochacay La Troncal Canar Ecuador male.jpg, '' Nyceryx eximia'' Nyceryx furtadoi MHNT CUT 2010 0 130 Paratype Cilu Goïas Brazil male.jpg, ''

'' Nyceryx hyposticta MHNT CUT 2010 0 306 Tingo Maria Peru male.jpg, '' Nyceryx hyposticta'' Nyceryx magna MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Cochancay, La Troncal Cañar Ecuador male.jpg, ''

'' Nyceryx riscus MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Tagusza Cañar Ecuador.jpg, ''

'' Nyceryx stuarti MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Guyane française route de l'Est N2 Pk 77 male.jpg, ''

'' Nyceryx tacita MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Guyane française Belizon Pk4 973 male.jpg, ''

References

Dilophonotini Sphingidae genera Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval {{Dilophonotini-stub