''Nyceryx'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Sphingidae. The genus was erected by
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician.
He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...
in 1875.
Species
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Nyceryx alophus''
(Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician.
He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...
, 1875)
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Nyceryx brevis''
Becker
Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany it can also derive from the ...
, 2001
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Nyceryx coffaeae''
( Walker, 1856)
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Nyceryx continua''
(Walker, 1856)
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Nyceryx draudti''
Gehlen, 1926
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Nyceryx ericea''
( H. Druce, 1888)
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Nyceryx eximia''
Rothschild
Rothschild () is a name derived from the German ''zum rothen Schild'' (with the old spelling "th"), meaning "with the red sign", in reference to the houses where these family members lived or had lived. At the time, houses were designated by signs ...
& Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
, 1916
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Nyceryx fernandezi''
Haxaire & Cadiou, 1999
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Nyceryx furtadoi''
Haxaire, 1996
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Nyceryx hyposticta''
( R. Felder, 1874)
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Nyceryx janzeni''
Haxaire, 2005
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Nyceryx lunaris''
Jordan, 1912
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Nyceryx magna''
(R. Felder, 1874)
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Nyceryx maxwelli''
(Rothschild, 1896)
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Nyceryx mielkei''
Haxaire, 2009
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Nyceryx nephus''
(Boisduval, 1875)
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Nyceryx nictitans''
(Boisduval, 1875)
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Nyceryx riscus''
( Schaus, 1890)
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Nyceryx stuarti''
(Rothschild, 1894)
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Nyceryx tacita''
(H. Druce, 1888)
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Nephele vau''
(Walker, 1856)
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Nephele xylina''
Rothschild & Jordan, 1910
Gallery
Nyceryx alophus MHNT CUT 2010 131 Cochoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro, male.jpg, '' Nyceryx alophus''
Nyceryx continua continua MHNT CUT 2010 0 131 Itatiaia National Park Brazil.jpg, '' Nyceryx continua''
Nyceryx ericea MHNT CUT 2010 0 169 Alto Palmar, Chapare Bolivia male.jpg, '' Nyceryx ericea''
Nyceryx eximia MHNT CUT 2010 0 169 Cochacay La Troncal Canar Ecuador male.jpg, '' Nyceryx eximia''
Nyceryx furtadoi MHNT CUT 2010 0 130 Paratype Cilu Goïas Brazil male.jpg, '' Nyceryx furtadoi''
Nyceryx hyposticta MHNT CUT 2010 0 306 Tingo Maria Peru male.jpg, '' Nyceryx hyposticta''
Nyceryx magna MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Cochancay, La Troncal Cañar Ecuador male.jpg, '' Nyceryx magna''
Nyceryx riscus MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Tagusza Cañar Ecuador.jpg, '' Nyceryx riscus''
Nyceryx stuarti MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Guyane française route de l'Est N2 Pk 77 male.jpg, '' Nyceryx stuarti''
Nyceryx tacita MHNT CUT 2010 0 198 Guyane française Belizon Pk4 973 male.jpg, '' Nyceryx tacita''
References
Dilophonotini
Moth genera
Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
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