Perigonia ilus

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Perigonia ilus
Perigonia ilus MHNT CUT 2010 0 169 El Guapo Venezuela male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal view
Perigonia ilus MHNT CUT 2010 0 169 El Guapo Venezuela male ventral.jpg
Male ventral view
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Perigonia
Species:
P. ilus
Binomial name
Perigonia ilus
Boisduval, 1870 [1]

Perigonia ilus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1870.

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Distribution

It is known from Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay. [2]

Description

The wingspan is 54–58 mm. It is similar to Perigonia lusca lusca .

Biology

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Calycophyllum candidissimum , Guettarda macrosperma and Ilex paraguariensis . They are green with a yellow tail horn and a dark blue stripe down the back. There are several colour morphs.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ↑ "Perigonia ilus Boisduval, 1870". Silkmoths. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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