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{{Short description|Species of moth}}
{{Taxobox
{{Italic title}}
| color = pink
{{Speciesbox
| name = Streaked Sphinx
| name= Streaked sphinx
| image = Protambulyx strigilis sjh.JPG
| image = Protambulyx strigilis.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Protambulyx strigilis'', adult
| genus = Protambulyx
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| species = strigilis
| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1771)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/2342 |title=Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Protambulyx strigilis |publisher=sphingidae.myspecies.info |accessdate=2024-03-10}}</ref>
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| synonyms =
| classis = [[Insect]]a
*''Sphinx strigilis'' <small>Linnaeus, 1771</small>
| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
*''Ambulyx strigiles rubripennis'' <small>Butler, 1876</small>
| familia = [[Sphingidae]]
*''Protambulyx strigilis portoricensis'' <small>Clark, 1931</small>
| genus = ''[[Protambulyx]]''
*''Protambulyx strigilis turarem'' <small>Lichy, 1943</small>
| species = '''''P. strigilis'''''
| binomial = ''Protambulyx strigilis''
| binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1771)
}}
}}

'''''Protambulyx strigilis''''', the '''streaked sphinx''', is a [[moth]] of the family [[Sphingidae]] prevalent in the Americas from Florida to Central and South America. The species was [[Species description|first described]] by [[Carl Linnaeus]] in 1771.

==Distribution==
It is known from tropical and subtropical lowlands in Florida and throughout [[Central America]] and the [[West Indies]] south to [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Brazil]] and [[Argentina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/pstrigil.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193739/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/pstrigil.htm|archivedate=2016-03-04|url-status=live |title=''Protambulyx strigilis strigilis'' (Linnaeus, 1771) |website=Sphingidae of the Americas |date=July 2014 |accessdate=2011-10-26}}</ref>

==Description==
The [[wingspan]] is 108–134&nbsp;mm. Adults are on wing in March and from June to July in Florida, year round in [[Costa Rica]], from April to August and October to December in Bolivia, April in Brazil and June in Peru.
<gallery mode="packed">
Protambulyx strigilis MHNT CUT 2010 0 39 Brasil male dorsal.jpg|Male dorsal view
Protambulyx strigilis MHNT CUT 2010 0 39 Brasil male ventral.jpg|Male ventral view
Protambulyx strigilis MHNT CUT 2010 0 39 Rio Tlaloc Mexico female dorsal.jpg |Female dorsal view
Protambulyx strigilis MHNT CUT 2010 0 39 Rio Tlaloc Mexico female ventral.jpg|Female ventral view
</gallery>

==Habitat and cycle==
The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''[[Spondias dulcis]]'', ''[[Spondias mombin|S. mombin]]'', ''[[Spondias purpurea|S. purpurea]]'', ''[[Spondias cytherea|S. cytherea]]'', ''[[Astronium graveolens]]'', ''[[Anacardium occidentale]]'', ''[[Comocladia dodonea]]'', ''[[Comocladia dentata|C. dentata]]'', ''[[Metopium toxiferum]]'', ''[[Simarouba glauca]]'', ''[[Simarouba amara|S. amara]]'', ''[[Erythroxylum havanense]]'', ''[[Eupatorium villosum]]'', ''[[Lycopersicon]]'' species, ''[[Sambucus australis]]'' and ''[[Schinus terebinthifolius]]''.

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/moths/usa/1100.htm Streaked Sphinx] Moths of America
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060520230452/http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/moths/usa/1100.htm "Streaked sphinx (''Protambulyx strigilis'')"] ''Moths of America''. Archived May 20, 2006.
* {{cite web|url=https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Protambulyx/strigilis.html |title=CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae |publisher=Cate-sphingidae.org |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121228230358/https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Protambulyx/strigilis.html |archive-date=2012-12-28 |accessdate=2011-10-26}}

{{Taxonbar |from=Q1388034}}

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[[Category:Protambulyx]]
[[Category:Moths described in 1771]]
[[Category:Sphingidae of South America]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]]
[[Category:Moths of Central America]]
[[Category:Lepidoptera of Mexico]]




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Latest revision as of 02:46, 17 May 2024

Streaked sphinx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Protambulyx
Species:
P. strigilis
Binomial name
Protambulyx strigilis
(Linnaeus, 1771)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx strigilis Linnaeus, 1771
  • Ambulyx strigiles rubripennis Butler, 1876
  • Protambulyx strigilis portoricensis Clark, 1931
  • Protambulyx strigilis turarem Lichy, 1943

Protambulyx strigilis, the streaked sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae prevalent in the Americas from Florida to Central and South America. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771.

Distribution

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It is known from tropical and subtropical lowlands in Florida and throughout Central America and the West Indies south to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil and Argentina.[2]

Description

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The wingspan is 108–134 mm. Adults are on wing in March and from June to July in Florida, year round in Costa Rica, from April to August and October to December in Bolivia, April in Brazil and June in Peru.

  • Male dorsal view
    Male dorsal view
  • Male ventral view
    Male ventral view
  • Female dorsal view
    Female dorsal view
  • Female ventral view
    Female ventral view

Habitat and cycle

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The larvae have been recorded feeding on Spondias dulcis, S. mombin, S. purpurea, S. cytherea, Astronium graveolens, Anacardium occidentale, Comocladia dodonea, C. dentata, Metopium toxiferum, Simarouba glauca, S. amara, Erythroxylum havanense, Eupatorium villosum, Lycopersicon species, Sambucus australis and Schinus terebinthifolius.

References

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  1. ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Protambulyx strigilis". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  2. ^ "Protambulyx strigilis strigilis (Linnaeus, 1771)". Sphingidae of the Americas. July 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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