Biology:Perigonia lefebvraei

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Short description: Species of moth

Perigonia lefebvraei
Perigonia lefebvraei MHNT CUT 2010 0 169 Mordazo Cuba male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Perigonia lefebvraei MHNT CUT 2010 0 169 Mordazo Cuba male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Perigonia
Species:
P. lefebvraei
Binomial name
Perigonia lefebvraei
(H. Lucas, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
  • Macroglossa lefebvraei H. Lucas, 1857
  • Perigonia ilioides Boisduval, 1875

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]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ferdinandusa angustata and Guettarda species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2203288 entry