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Updated as per
AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE SPHINGIDAE OF BOLIVIA, December 2009 Updated as per CATE (description; Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina); February 19, 2011 Updated as per personal communication with Jose Ramon Alvarez Corral (Barinas; Merida, Venezuela) May 28, 2012; ongoing |
Nyceryx magna, male, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.
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TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 |
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Nyceryx magna, female, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.
Early instar larvae have very large heads and elongated tails. The head is a distinctive blue-green in the final instar and the tail is shorter and rough.
The pupa is smooth and shiny with alternating light and dark bands on the abdomen. Moths generally eclose within 23-32 days of pupation.