Biology:Perigonia passerina

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Short description: Species of moth


Perigonia passerina
Perigonia passerina BMNHE273114 male up.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Perigonia
Species:
P. passerina
Binomial name
Perigonia passerina
Boisduval, 1875[1]

Perigonia passerina is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil .[2]

It is similar to Perigonia lusca lusca, but the median part of the forewing outer margin is more convex. The forewing upperside ground colour is more grey. Furthermore, the yellow patch along the inner margin of the hindwing upperside is much larger and the tornal patch on the hindwing underside is buff.

Adults have been recorded in July and December in Bolivia, suggesting there are two generations per year.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20121112150206/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Perigonia/passerina.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/20160304193006/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/ppasseri.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19. 


Wikidata ☰ Q2342397 entry