Perigonia lusca
| Half-blind sphinx | |
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| Perigonia lusca, mounted adult | |
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| Perigonia lusca, adult | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Perigonia |
| Species: | P. lusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Perigonia lusca (Fabricius, 1777)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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.[2]
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
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
External links
- Half-Blind Sphinx Butterflies and Moths of North America