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Perigonia lusca (Half-Blind Sphinx)

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Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Genipa americana (jagua)[1]
Gonzalagunia hirsuta (mata de Mariposa)[1]
Ilex krugiana (tawnberry)[1]
Ilex paraguariensis (mate)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0