Protambulyx strigilis (Linnaeus, 1771)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Bombycoidea → family Sphingidae → subfamily Smerinthinae → tribe Ambulycini → genus Protambulyx → species Protambulyx strigilis
Species name(s)
Protambulyx strigilis (Linnaeus, 1771) = Sphinx strigilis Linnaeus, 1771 = portoricensis Clark, 1931 = turarem Lichy, 1943 = Protambulyx carteri Rothschild and Jordan 1903. [9, 186]
urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:66006
Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Nearctic, Neotropic.
Wingspan
108—134 mm.
Detailed information with references
Distribution
- Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Argentina [PC93].
Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Wingspan: 108 - 134 mm. [135].
Larva food plants / other food objects
- Anacardiaceae: Spondias dulcis, Spondias mombin, Spondias purpurea, Spondias cytherea, Astronium graveolens, Anacardium occidentale, Erythroxylon, Comocladia dodonea, Comocladia dentata
Simaroubaceae: Simarouba glauca, Simarouba amara [PC93].
Subspecies of Protambulyx strigilis
- Protambulyx strigilis portoricensis Clark, 1931. [187]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Vasiliy Feoktistov. Text data: Vasiliy Feoktistov.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.
References
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [135] http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/indexos.htm
- [186] Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
- [PC93] Vasiliy Feoktistov
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