Nyceryx riscus

Nyceryx riscus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Nyceryx riscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Nyceryx
Species:	N. riscus
Binomial name
Nyceryx riscus (Schaus, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
Enyo riscus Schaus, 1890 Pachygonia creusa Rothschild, 1894

Distribution

It is found from Belize and Mexico to Costa Rica and further south to Bolivia and Argentina.^[2]

Description

The wingspan is 50–58 mm.

• 
  Male dorsal
  (coll.MHNT)
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  Male ventral
  (coll.MHNT)
• 
  Female dorsal
  (coll.MHNT)
• 
  Female ventral
  (coll.MHNT)

Biology

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae feed on mature leaves of Xylophragma seemannianum.