Protambulyx goeldii

Protambulyx goeldii
	Upperside
	Underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Protambulyx
Species:	P. goeldii
Binomial name
	Protambulyx goeldii; Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1]
Synonyms
	Ambulyx marcata Schaus, 1912; Protambulyx goeldii andicus Gehlen, 1928;

Protambulyx goeldii is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Bolivia, southern Nicaragua, Costa Rica and probably Panama.[2]

It is similar to Protambulyx astygonus but there is a distinct discal spot on the forewing upperside. Furthermore, there are differences in the pattern on the hindwing upperside, the distal edge is straighter, the antemedian line is less curved, the median line is absent and the submarginal line is less dentate.

Adults are probably on wing year round. In Bolivia, adults have been recorded in April and October.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
"Protambulyx goeldii Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Sphingidae of the Americas. May 9, 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

[2] "Protambulyx goeldii Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Sphingidae of the Americas. May 9, 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-26.