Perigonia lusca
| Half-blind sphinx | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Perigonia |
| Species: | P. lusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Perigonia lusca | |
| Synonyms | |
Perigonia lusca, the half-blind sphinx or coffee sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777.
Distribution
[edit]It is found from the northern tip of South America, through most of Central America, and northward to Florida in the United States.[3]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 55–65 mm.[citation needed]
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Female dorsal view
Female ventral view
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Biology
[edit]There are several generations per year in southern Florida. On the Galápagos Islands, adults are on wing in April and July. In the tropics, adults are probably on wing year round.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Subspecies and formes
[edit]- 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)
- Perigonia lusca f. interrupta Walker, 1875
Perigonia lusca f. interrupta
Male dorsal view
Perigonia lusca f. interrupta
Male ventral view
Perigonia lusca f. interrupta
Female dorsal view
Perigonia lusca f. interrupta
Female ventral view
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References
[edit]- ↑ NatureServe. "Perigonia lusca". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ↑ "Perigonia lusca". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
External links
[edit]- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Half-blind sphinx Perigonia lusca (Fabricius, 1777)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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