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Perigonia lusca

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Perigonia lusca

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Genus
  
Perigonia

Phylum
  
Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Perigonia lusca (half-blind sphinx, coffee sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It found from the northern tip of South America, through most of Central America, and up to Florida in the United States.

The wingspan is 55–65 mm. There are several generations per year in southern Florida. On the Galapagos Islands, adults are on wing in April and July. In the tropics, adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Guettarda macrosperma, Guettarda scabra, Coffea species (including Coffea arabica), Ilex krugiana, Ilex paraguariensis, Genipa americana, Rondeletia, Gonzalagunia species (including Gonzalagunia spicata) and Cinchona succirubra. They are green with a yellow tail horn and a dark blue stripe down the back. There is at least one color morph.

Subspecies

  • Perigonia lusca lusca (Mexico to Panama and Honduras, Venezuela, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent, southern United States)
  • Perigonia lusca continua Vázquez-G., 1959 (Revillagigedo Island and Soccoro Island in Mexico)
  • References

    Perigonia lusca Wikipedia


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