Protambulyx carteri
| Carter's sphinx | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Protambulyx |
| Species: | P. carteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Protambulyx carteri | |
Protambulyx carteri, or Carter's sphinx, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the US state of Florida.[2]
The wingspan is 95–111 mm. The forewing upperside is yellow to orangish brown with faint markings and no dark submarginal line. The hindwing upperside is yellow to orange with no markings.
Adults are on wing year round in southern Florida and the tropics. They feed on the nectar of various flowers, including jasmine and Asystasia gangetica.
The larvae feed on Anacardiaceae species, including Brazilian pepper and Metopium toxiferum.
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Protambulyx carteri Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
External links
- "Carter's sphinx (Protambulyx carteri)". Moths of America. Archived April 5, 2005.
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