Biology:Perigonia leucopus

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Short description: Species of moth


Perigonia leucopus
Perigonia leucopus MHNT CUT 2010 0 394, Cuiaba Mato Grosso Brazil, male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Perigonia leucopus MHNT CUT 2010 0 394, Cuiaba Mato Grosso Brazil, male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Perigonia
Species:
P. leucopus
Binomial name
Perigonia leucopus
Rothschild & Jordan, 1910[1]

Perigonia leucopus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil .[2]

The forewing upperside similar to Perigonia stulta, but the base and postmedian area are shaded with grey and there is a conspicuous lunate patch on the outer margin. There is a brown marginal band on the hindwing upperside. There is a tornal patch that is paler than the rest of the wing on the hindwing underside.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20121112123301/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Perigonia/leucopus.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193537/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/pleucopu.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4294899 entry