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Protambulyx strigilis

Protambulyx strigilis


Family: Sphingidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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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, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil and Argentina.

 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.

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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Protambulyx strigilis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 334834
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
05/29/2019
Patricio Mantinian
Foto
Photography ID: 331380
  Adult

Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
05/11/2019
Damian Alejandro Lozano
Foto
Photography ID: 315224
  Adult

Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
01/08/2019
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 269712
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
05/05/2018
Patricio Mantinian
Foto
Photography ID: 234413
  Adult

Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
11/14/2017
Claudio Mendez
Foto
Photography ID: 229924
  Adult

Capitan Solari
Chaco
Argentina
10/13/2017
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 221602
  Adult

Formosa Capital
Formosa
Argentina
06/16/2017
Julián Retamoza
Foto
Photography ID: 159247
  Adult

Ruinas de Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
07/10/2016
Diego Alfonso Rosa
Foto
Photography ID: 146308
  Adult

Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
02/10/2015
Horacio Dali
Foto
Photography ID: 130940
  Adult

Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
02/11/2013
Luis Cesar Tejo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
92747529/05/2019ArgentinaMisionesCercanías del arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaPatricio Mantinian
92115011/05/2019ArgentinaMisionesCandelaria, CandelariaDamian Alejandro Lozano
88329808/01/2019ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoEduardo Beltrocco
76667805/05/2018ArgentinaMisionesCercanías del arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaPatricio Mantinian
119722916/12/2017ArgentinaJujuyAl fondo de Los Perales, Finca Las Chascas - Límite con Arroyo SecoFernando Durruty
65989514/11/2017ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo RamónClaudio Mendez
64537313/10/2017ArgentinaChacoEstablecimiento Los Quebrachos, Capitan SolariPablo Capovilla
62264316/06/2017ArgentinaFormosaFormosa CapitalJulián Retamoza
45731810/07/2016ArgentinaMisionesRuinas de Santa AnaDiego Alfonso Rosa
32080511/07/2015ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial EsmeraldaJorge La Grotteria
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Protambulyx strigilis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.