Protambulyx xanthus courtesy of Matthew Barnes.

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802 Tribe: Smerinthini, Grote & Robinson, 1865 Genus: Protambulyx Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 ........... Species: xanthus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906

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DISTRIBUTION:

Protambulyx xanthus (Wing span: 4.5-5 inches (115-125mm )), flies in Costa Rica (specimen type locality) and Belize and generally throughout Central America.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Protambulyx xanthus adults probably fly throughout the year.

Adults nectar from flowers.

ECLOSION:

Pupae probably wiggle to surface from subterranean chambers just prior to eclosion.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Females call in the males with a pheromone released from a gland at the tip of the abdomen.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

Larvae feed on

Moths may eclose within fourteen days of pupation.

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