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Protambulyx euryalus

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Protambulyx euryalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Protambulyx
Species:
P. euryalus
Binomial name
Protambulyx euryalus

Protambulyx euryalus is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.[2]

The wingspan is 105–110 mm. Adults are similar to Protambulyx eurycles but the forewing marginal band is narrower and not crenulated and the hindwing postmedian line is curved and not angled.

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Anacardium, Spondias, Erythoxylon and Comocladia species.

References

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  1. ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Protambulyx euryalus". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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