Protambulyx eurycles is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854.
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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 (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1]
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Distribution edit
It is known from Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Mexico.[2]
Description edit
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.
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Female ventral
References edit
- ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Protambulyx eurycles". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "Protambulyx eurycles (Herrich-Schaffer, [1855])". Sphingidae of the Americas. April 5, 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
External links edit
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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