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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Macroglossinae » Dilophonotini » Perigonia » Half-blind Sphinx - Hodges#7846 (Perigonia lusca)

Species Perigonia lusca - Half-blind Sphinx - Hodges#7846

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Internet References

Half-blind Sphinx Moth - 7846 - Perigonia lusca

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)

Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)

Subfamily Macroglossinae

Tribe Dilophonotini

Genus Perigonia

Species lusca (Half-blind Sphinx - Hodges#7846)

Hodges Number

7846

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1777 by Johan Christian Fabricius as Sphinx lusca

Perigonia lusca

Explanation of Names

lusca is Latin for "one-eyed, half-blind"

Size

Wingspan 5.5-6.5 cm

Identification

Rather similar to Enyo lugubris. Note smooth edge to forewing margin. In North America, restricted to South Florida.

Range

South Florida into neotropics.

Habitat

Tropical forests and edges

Season

Throughout the year--several flights

Food

Adults likely take nectar

Life Cycle

Larvae feed on plants in the madder family (Rubiaceae), as well as the holly family (Aquifoliaceae).

Internet References

Moths of North America

Lepidoptera of the French Antilles

Genera insectorum, p.272 Fabricius' original description of the species

Contributed by Cotinis on 16 June, 2004 - 6:39pm
Additional contributions by anitagould, Chuck Entz
Last updated 25 July, 2010 - 4:07pm

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