Perigonia lusca
Half-blind sphinx | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Perigonia |
Species: | P. lusca
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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[]
It is found from the northern tip of South America, through most of Central America, and up to Florida in the United States.[2]
Description[]
The wingspan is 55–65 mm.
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Female dorsal view
Female ventral view
Biology[]
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.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on , Guettarda scabra, Coffea species (including Coffea arabica), , Ilex paraguariensis, Genipa americana, Rondeletia, Gonzalagunia species (including ) 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 and formes[]
- 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 viewPerigonia lusca f. interrupta
Male ventral viewPerigonia lusca f. interrupta
Female dorsal viewPerigonia lusca f. interrupta
Female ventral view
References[]
- ^ "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[]
- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Half-blind sphinx Perigonia lusca (Fabricius, 1777)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- Perigonia
- Moths described in 1777
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