Biology:Protambulyx ockendeni

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Short description: Species of moth

Protambulyx ockendeni
Protambulyx ockendeni MHNT CUT 2010 0 425 Oconeque Carabaya Perou male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Protambulyx ockendeni MHNT CUT 2010 0 425 Oconeque Carabaya Perou male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Protambulyx
Species:
P. ockendeni
Binomial name
Protambulyx ockendeni
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1]

Protambulyx ockendeni is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Peru and much of Central America and South America. It has also been recorded in Bolivia.[2]

The wingspan is 105–110 mm. Adults are similar to Protambulyx euryalus but the forewing upperside is less variegated and the basal half is more distinctly purplish.

Adults are probably on wing year round.

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

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Protambulyx/ockendeni.html.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173748/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/pockende.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1924177 entry