Protambulyx strigilis

Streaked sphinx
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Protambulyx
Species:	P. strigilis
Binomial name
Protambulyx strigilis (Linnaeus, 1771)
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

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.

Description

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.

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

Habitat and cycle

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.

External links

• "Streaked sphinx (Protambulyx strigilis)" Moths of America. Archived May 20, 2006.
• "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2011-10-26.