''Nyceryx ericea'' is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae first described by
Herbert Druce in 1888. It is found from
Panama,
Guatemala
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and
Costa Rica
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to
Brazil and
Bolivia
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.
It can be distinguished from all other ''
Nyceryx
''Nyceryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875.
Species
*'' Nyceryx alophus'' (Boisduval, 1875)
*'' Nyceryx brevis'' Becker, 2001
*'' Nyceryx coffaeae'' ( Walker, 1856)
*'' Nyc ...
'' species by the semitransparent spots in the distal half of the forewing and the tornal area of the hindwing, as well as the yellow base to the hindwing upperside.
Adults are probably on wing year round.
References
Nyceryx
Moths described in 1888
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