Biology:Protambulyx eurycles
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Protambulyx |
| Species: | P. eurycles
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| Binomial name | |
| Protambulyx eurycles (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1]
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Protambulyx eurycles is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854.
Distribution
It is known from Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Mexico.[2]
Description
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.
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Female ventral
References
- ↑ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Protambulyx eurycles". sphingidae.myspecies.info. https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/2338. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ↑ "Protambulyx eurycles (Herrich-Schaffer, [1855)"]. April 5, 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110531/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/peurycle.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
External links
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Protambulyx/eurycles.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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Wikidata ☰ Q2378427 entry
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