Nyceryx hyposticta

Nyceryx hyposticta
	Male dorsal
	Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Nyceryx
Species:	N. hyposticta
Binomial name
	Nyceryx hyposticta; (R Felder, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
	Ambulyx hyposticta R. Felder, 1874; Nyceryx vega Boisduval, 1875;

Nyceryx hyposticta is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.[2]

It is the largest species in the genus Nyceryx and can be distinguished by the semitransparent spots in the distal half of the forewing and the pink hindwing upperside with three transverse black bands. There are numerous conspicuous yellow spots on the basal half of the forewing underside. The hindwing upperside ground colour is pink, with three transverse black bands.

Adults are on wing year round and have been reported from February to May in Bolivia, in November in Peru and in October in Ecuador.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
"Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.