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[[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Brazil]] and [[Argentina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/pstrigil.htm |title=Silkmoths |publisher=Silkmoths.bizland.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-26}}</ref>
[[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Brazil]] and [[Argentina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/pstrigil.htm |title=Silkmoths |publisher=Silkmoths.bizland.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-26}}</ref>


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.
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.


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]]'', ''[[Simarouba glauca]]'', ''[[Simarouba amara|S. amara]]'', ''[[Erythroxylum havanense]]'', ''[[Eupatorium villosum]]'', ''[[Lycopersicon]]'' species, ''[[Sambucus australis]]'' and ''[[Schinus terebinthifolius]]''. Later instar larvae hide at the bases of leaves or near the base of the tree trunk when not feeding.
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]]'', ''[[Simarouba glauca]]'', ''[[Simarouba amara|S. amara]]'', ''[[Erythroxylum havanense]]'', ''[[Eupatorium villosum]]'', ''[[Lycopersicon]]'' species, ''[[Sambucus australis]]'' and ''[[Schinus terebinthifolius]]''. Later instar larvae hide at the bases of leaves or near the base of the tree trunk when not feeding.
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[[Category:Protambulyx]]
[[Category:Protambulyx]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1771]]
[[Category:Moths described in 1771]]
[[Category:Butterflies and moths of South America]]
[[Category:Butterflies and moths of South America]]


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Revision as of 23:56, 15 August 2014

Protambulyx strigilis
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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

The Streaked Sphinx (Protambulyx strigilis) is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. 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]

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.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Spondias dulcis, S. mombin, S. purpurea, S. cytherea, Astronium graveolens, Anacardium occidentale, Comocladia dodonea, C. dentata, Simarouba glauca, S. amara, Erythroxylum havanense, Eupatorium villosum, Lycopersicon species, Sambucus australis and Schinus terebinthifolius. Later instar larvae hide at the bases of leaves or near the base of the tree trunk when not feeding.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.