Perigonia pallida
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| Perigonia pallida | |
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| File:Perigonia pallida MHNT CUT 2010 0 189 Parque Nacional Henri Pitter (Rancho Grande), Venezuela male dorsal.jpg | |
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| File:Perigonia pallida MHNT CUT 2010 0 189 Parque Nacional Henri Pitter (Rancho Grande), Venezuela male ventral.jpg | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Perigonia |
| Species: | P. pallida
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| 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
It is known from Venezuela, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil.[2]
Description
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
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. Public Domain 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.
