Nyx puyaphaga

Nyx puyaphaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Nyx
Species: N. puyaphaga
Binomial name
Nyx puyaphaga
Heppner, 1982

Nyx puyaphaga is a moth of the Choreutidae family. It is known from central Chile.

The length of the forewings is 3.8-4.5 mm. Adults are on wing from November to December.[1]

The larvae feed on Puya alpestris. The female genitalia clearly show that the eggs must be inserted into the host plant, since the ovipositor is extremely stout and sharply pointed. It is not known into which part of the plant the egg is inserted or on what part the larva actually feeds.

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