Biology:Protambulyx eurycles
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Protambulyx |
| Species: | P. eurycles
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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.[1]
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.
Female dorsal
Female ventral
References
- ↑ "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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2378427 entry
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