Protambulyx eurycles

Protambulyx eurycles
	Protambulyx eurycles - MHNT
	Protambulyx eurycles △ - MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Protambulyx
Species:	P. eurycles
Binomial name
	Protambulyx eurycles; (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Synonyms
	Ambulyx eurycles Herrich-Schäffer, 1854; Protambulyx fasciatus Gehlen, 1928; Protambulyx rydbergi Gehlen, 1933; Protambulyx xanthus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906; Protambulyx xanthus australis Clark, 1937;

Protambulyx eurycles is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Mexico.^[2]

It is similar to Protambulyx euryalus but the forewing marginal band is much broader and the proximal edge is crenulated. Females are less heavily marked than males.

There are probably multiple generations per year. Adults have been recorded in March, August and October in Bolivia and in September in Brazil.

The larvae probably feed on Anacardiaceae species.

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

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