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Protambulyx eurycles

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Protambulyx eurycles
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Protambulyx
Species:
P. eurycles
Binomial name
Protambulyx eurycles
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 family Sphingidae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854.

Distribution

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It is known from Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Mexico.[2]

Description

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Protambulyx eurycles". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  2. ^ "Protambulyx eurycles (Herrich-Schaffer, [1855])". Sphingidae of the Americas. April 5, 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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