Amphonyx lucifer is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Distribution It is found in tropical and subtropical lowlands from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, south through Venezuela to Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Ecuador. Description The wingspan is 140–160 mm. Biology Adults are on wing year round. They nectar at flowers. The larvae feed on Annona purpurea and Desmopsis schippii and probably other Annonaceae species. They are clear green and white or blue-green. The prepupa is green with a rose stripe down its back. References Amphonyx Moths described in 1903 Taxa named by Walter Rothschild Taxa named by Karl Jordan Moths of North America Moths of South America