Perigonia pallida
Perigonia pallida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Perigonia |
Species: | P. pallida |
Binomial name | |
Perigonia pallida Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1] | |
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Perigonia pallida is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Venezuela, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil.[2]
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.
Adults have been recorded in November in Brazil and from November to December in Bolivia.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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