| Protambulyx goeldii (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) |
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Scientific name: Protambulyx goeldii (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Common name: French name: Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Heterocera Family: Sphingidae Subfamily: Sphinginae Wingspan: Males: 98 mm; Females: 112 mm. Biotope: Geographic area: Central America and South America, form southern Nicaragua to northern Brazil, to Peru and Bolivia. Flight time: Probably all year round. Number of generations : Caterpillar: Host plant: |
The inner margin of Protambulyx goeldii's fore wing bears a large notch just after the anal angle. The upper side of the fore wings is whitish grey with dark greenish brown markings. They show a purplish marginal edge bordered towards the inner side of the wings by a rounded greenish grey area. The separation with the whitish-grey area has a very regular shape. There is a large dark area close to the notch. The veins are underlined with dark greenish grey, especially veins 3 and 6. There is a dark greenish patch in the basal area. It is almost crossing half of the wing starting from the inner edge. The apex of the discal cell, in the middle of the wing, bears a small oval-shaped dark brown spot. The costal edge is marked with dark except along a small area near the discal spot. The hind wings are orange yellow. The marginal edge and the antemedian line are rather straight. The median line is missing and the submarginal line is toothed. The sides of the thorax are marked with a broad dark greenish brown band. |
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I have shot this picture at Roura, at Camps Patawa, during a light trap night session. |
André Bon March 2015
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