Nyceryx Draudti
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''Nyceryx draudti'' is a
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 ...
of 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 ...
. It is known from
Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
. 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 Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ...
is about 67 mm. It is very similar to ''
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 ...
''. Adults are probably on wing year round.


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Nyceryx Moths described in 1926 Sphingidae of South America {{Dilophonotini-stub