Nyceryx stuarti
# Nyceryx stuarti

Nyceryx stuarti is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae.

## Distribution

It is found from Costa Rica and Peru to Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.

## Description

The wingspan is about 66 mm. It is similar to Nyceryx riscus, but larger and darker and the forewing apex is distinctly truncate.

* Female dorsal (coll.MHNT)
* Female ventral (coll.MHNT)

## Biology

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae probably feed on Pentagonia donnell-smithii and Chimarrhis parviflora.

