''Nyceryx alophus'' is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae. It is found from
Brazil to
Bolivia
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,
Argentina,
Paraguay and
Uruguay.
The
wingspan is about 54 mm. It is similar to ''
Nyceryx continua continua'', but the forewing upperside is more variegated because the lines are more distinct. The discal spot is narrow and elongate and there is a subbasal blackish band. The hindwing upperside has a basal yellow area which reaches the inner margin.
Adults are probably on wing year round.
Subspecies
*''Nyceryx alophus alophus'' (Brazil to Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay)
*''Nyceryx alophus ixion''
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Bolivia and Paraguay)
References
Nyceryx
Moths described in 1875
Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Sphingidae of South America
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