Nyceryx tacita

Nyceryx tacita
	Male dorsal view
	Male ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Nyceryx
Species:	N. tacita
Binomial name
	Nyceryx tacita; (H. Druce, 1888)[1]
Synonyms
	Perigonia tacita H. Druce, 1888; Neceryx clarki Fassl, 1915;

Nyceryx tacita is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888. It is found from Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama to Bolivia.[2]

It is similar to Nyceryx eximia eximia but can be distinguished by the less extensive basal yellow area of the hindwing upperside and details of the pattern of the forewing upperside.

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pentagonia donnell-smithii and Chimarrhis parviflora. Late instar larvae take on more colouration and the head region becomes quite distinctive. The pupa is smooth and shiny with some creases around the thorax.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Oehlke, Bill (June 26, 2012). "Nyceryx tacita". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

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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] Oehlke, Bill (June 26, 2012). "Nyceryx tacita". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.