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Nyceryx continua

Nyceryx continua

(Walker, 1856)

Family: Sphingidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Nyceryx continua is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil.

The wingspan is 56–72 mm. There are no or faint lines in the basal costal area of the forewing upperside. The antemedian band is filled with black and is very oblique. The discal spot is rather large and the dot in front of it is distinct. The apical black half-moon dot is distinctly separate from the black marginal area. The hindwing upperside has a yellow basal area extending to the inner margin.

Adults are probably on wing year round and have been recorded in August in Bolivia and in November in Peru.

Subspecies: 
  • Nyceryx continua continua (Brazil)
  • Nyceryx continua cratera Rothschild & Jordan, 1916 (Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil)

Source: Wikipedia, article Nyceryx continua. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 530080
 
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/07/2023
Pablo Bruni



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
174087307/03/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, ConcordiaPablo Bruni
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Nyceryx continua – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 20/09/2026.