Perigonia pallida
Appearance
Perigonia pallida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Perigonia |
Species: | P. pallida
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Binomial name | |
Perigonia pallida | |
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Perigonia pallida is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.
Distribution
[edit]It is known from Venezuela, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil.[2]
Description
[edit]It is similar to Perigonia stulta, but generally paler and the forewings are narrower. Furthermore, the brown border on the hindwing upperside is narrower and the basal patch is deeper yellow in tint.
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Female dorsal view
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Female ventral view
Biology
[edit]Adults have been recorded in November in Brazil and from November to December in Bolivia.
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Perigonia pallida pallida". Silkmoths. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.