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Species of moth

Protambulyx ockendeni
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. ockendeni
Binomial name
Protambulyx ockendeni
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

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.

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. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2011-10-26. Public Domain 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. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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Protambulyx ockendeni


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