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AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE SPHINGIDAE OF BOLIVIA, October 2007 Updated as per http://biological-diversity.info/sphingidae.htm (Belize), November 2007 Updated as per Fauna Entomologica De Nicarauga, November 2007 Updated as per The Known Sphingidae of Costa Rica, November 2007 Updated as per personal communication with Larry Valentine (Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brasil, April 2009); April 2009 Updated as per personal communication with Ezequiel Bustos (Aguas Blancas, Salta, Argentina, 405m); December 2009 Updated as per personal communication with Peter Bruce-Jones (Shima, Junin, Peru, June 10, 2011, 500m); February 11, 2011 Updated as per personal communication with Gregory Nielsen (112mm, Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia, March 4, 2011); March 18, 2011 Updated as per personal communication with Andres Urbas (Camp Caiman, near Kaw, French Guiana, April 1, 2011); May 9, 2011 Updated as per personal communication with Ben Trott (Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico); February 25, 2012 Updated as per personal communication with Larry Valentine (Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brasil, July 28, 2012); August 1, 2012 Updated as per personal communication with Johan van't Bosch (Brownsberg National Park, Brokopondo District, Suriname, July 7, 2011); November 21, 2011 Updated as per "A Hawk Moths fauna of southern Maranhão state, Brasil, ... "; NEVA: Jahrgang 34 Heft 3 November 2013; via Jean Haxaire; April 5, 2014 Updated as per personal communication with Sergio D. Ríos Díaz in CATÁLOGO DE LOS SPHINGIDAE (INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA) DEPOSITADOS EN EL MUSEO NACIONAL DE HISTORIA NATURAL DEL PARAGUAY; sent to me in July 2014 by Sergio D. Ríos Díaz. Updated as per personal communication with Ezequiel Bustos (Shilap revta. lepid. 43 (172) diciembre, 2015, 615-631 eISSN 2340-4078 ISSN 0300-5267), January 4, 2016 Updated as per personal communication with Simone Muzy (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, March 4, 2016); March 4, 2016 Updated as per personal communication with Mariza Ferreira (Linhares, Espirito Santo, Brasil, July 29, 2016); July 29, 2016 Updated as per personal communication with Francierlem Oliveira (Extremoz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil, April 8, 2016); July 30, 2016 Updated as per personal communication with Ricardo Santos (Santo Antonio, Minas Gerais, Brasil, March 20, 2016); July 30, 2016 Updated as per personal communication with Josival Francisco (Lima, Pernambuco, Brasil, August 17, 2016); August 17, 2016 Updated as per personal communication with Jean Haxaire, (La Vega, Dominican Republic); March 13, 2017 Updated as per personal communication with Diana Liz Duque Sandoval, (Los Teques, Miranda, Venezuela, August 20, 2018); August 21, 2018 Updated as per personal communication with Kennedy Road, (Aruana, Goias, Brazil, May 1, 2020); May 1, 2020 |
Protambulyx strigilis, Aruana, Goias, Brazil,
May 1, 2020, courtesy of Kennedy Road.
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TAXONOMY:Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 |
Protambulyx strigilis, Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia,
km 13 via Acacias, 04°03’55.0 N 073°41’87.0 W,
112mm, 500m, 04-iii-2011 leg. G. Nielsen.
Visit Protambulyx strigilis from Costa Rica.
The inner margin of the forewing is indented. The upperside of the forewing is pale yellowish gray in the pale form and reddish brown in the dark form. Both forms have a distinct submarginal line and a dark band along the indentation in the inner margin. The upperside of the hindwing of the pale form is deep golden orange with dark bands. The dark form has an orangish brown hindwing. The upperside of the hindwing of both forms has irregular transverse lines, a distinct submarginal line, and a pale outer margin.Image courtesy of Steve Graser. |
The very similar "P. carteri" has been equated with strigilis, James P. Tuttle, 2007, based on rearing results.
In Costa Rica specimens have been recorded for every month of the year, at much smaller frequencies in December and March.
In Bolivia: Santa Cruz (40-750m) it has been recorded from April to August and October to December.
Andres Urbas reports an April 1, 2011, flight of Protambulyx strigilis in Kaw, French Guiana.
Larry Valentine reports an April flight of Protambulyx strigilis in Itanhandu, southeastern Minas Gerais, Brasil. Larry also reports a July 28, 2012 flight in same area.
Peter Bruce-Jones reports a June, 2010 flight of Protambulyx strigilis in Shima, Junin Region, Peru.
Gregory Nielsen reports a March 4, 2011, flight in Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia, where the species is common.
Francierlem Oliveira reports an April 8, 2016, flight in Extremoz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
Kennedy Road reports a May 1, 2020 flight in Aruana, Goias, Brazil.
Mariza Ferreira reports a July 29, 2016, flight in Linhares, Espirito Santo, Brasil.
Josival Francisco reports an August 17, 2016 flight in Lima, Pernambuco, Brasil.
Diana Liz Duque Sandoval reports an August 20, 2018 flight in Los Teques, Miranda, Venezuela.
Johan van't Bosch reports a July flight of Protambulyx strigilis in Brownsberg National Park, Brokopondo District, Suriname.
Protambulyx strigilis strigilis, Venice, Florida, March 2005, courtesy of Bonnie J. Caruthers.
Visit Protambulyx strigilis Broward County, Florida, June 5, 2008, courtesy of Kelli Whitney.
Visit Protambulyx strigilis Broward County, Florida, December 13, 2009, courtesy of Carmen Phillips.
Visit Protambulyx strigilis, Extremoz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil, courtesy of Francierlem Oliveira; Protambulyx strigilis (recto and verso), Santo Antonio, Minas Gerais, Brasil, courtesy of Ricardo Santos; Protambulyx strigilis, Lima, Pernambuco, Brasil, August 17, 2016, courtesy of Josival Francisco.
Protambulyx strigilis strigilis female courtesy of Dan Janzen.
Additional food plants are Erythroxylum havanense, Eupatorium villosum, Lycopersicon, and Sambucus australis.
I have also read they feed on Annona muricata in the Annonaceae family. Jim Tuttle indicates this recording would be unusual/questionable.
In Florida larvae have been found on Schinus terebinthefolia.
Later instars hide at the base of a leaf or near the base of the tree's trunk when not feeding (all larvae were found on saplings). Early instar larvae have extremely pointed head capsules and sometimes have difficulty shedding their head capsules.
Protambulyx strigilis fifth instar, green form, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico,
courtesy of Ben Trott.
Protambulyx strigilis fifth instar, blue form, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico,
courtesy of Ben Trott.
Protambulyx strigilis, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico,
courtesy of Ben Trott.
Larvae are subject to parasitization by Drino sp. 2 of the Tachinidae family.
Protambulyx strigilis strigilis courtesy of Dan Janzen.
Moths may eclose within fourteen days of pupation.
Protambulyx strigilis
strigilis in typical resting pose, September 11, 2002, 12:47 AM,
Yasuni, Ecuador, courtesy of Steve Graser.
Protambulyx strigilis, North Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida,
March 7, 2007, courtesy of Bill Rose, id by Jim Tuttle.
Protambulyx strigilis, North Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida,
March 7, 2007, courtesy of Bill Rose, id by Jim Tuttle.
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