Perigonia lefebvraei
Perigonia lefebvraei is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1857. It is known from Cuba and the Dominican Republic.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Perigonia |
| Species: | P. lefebvraei |
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It is similar to Perigonia lusca lusca, but smaller and the forewing upperside antemedian band is vestigial or absent and the posterior half of the hindwing upperside is more uniformly grey brown.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ferdinandusa angustata and Guettarda species.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- Oehlke, Bill. "Perigonia lefebvraei (Lucas, 1857)". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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