Nyceryx maxwelli (Taxonomy)
General description:
Transferred to Nyceryx by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool.9 (suppl.): 415 (key), 419.
Morphology:
Similar to Nyceryx continua cratera but apex of hindwing upperside brown and tornal area not yellow. Hindwing upperside with yellow basal area not extending beyond 1A and apex brownish-orange (not dark brown). Juxta produced on each side into an acutely pointed rugose process, outside of which is a very densely denticulate lobe that curves outward apically.Harpe similar to Nyceryx tacita.Aedeagus with compressed, obtuse, dentate process on the right side; the dentate lobe or ridge on the left side evenly rounded; whip long, with several apical setae.