''Nyceryx stuarti'' is a species of

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in the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is found from

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and

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and

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Description

The

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is about 66 mm. It is similar to '' Nyceryx riscus'', but larger and darker and the forewing apex is distinctly truncate. Nyceryx stuarti MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Guyane française Belizon Pk4 973 female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal
(coll. MHNT) Nyceryx stuarti MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Guyane française Belizon Pk4 973 female ventral.jpg, Female ventral
(coll. MHNT)

Biology

Adults are probably on wing year round. The larvae probably feed on ''

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'' and ''

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''.

References

Nyceryx Moths described in 1894 Taxa named by Walter Rothschild Sphingidae of South America Moths of Central America {{Dilophonotini-stub