Perigonia lusca

Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox Perigonia lusca, the half-blind sphinx or coffee sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777.

Distribution

It is found from the northern tip of South America, through most of Central America, and up to Florida in the United States.

Description

The wingspan is 55–65 mm.

• Male dorsal view
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• Female dorsal view
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Biology

There are several generations per year in southern Florida. On the Galápagos Islands, adults are on wing in April and July. In the tropics, adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Guettarda macrosperma, Guettarda scabra, Coffea species (including Coffea arabica), Ilex krugiana, Ilex paraguariensis, Genipa americana, Rondeletia, Gonzalagunia species (including Gonzalagunia spicata) and Cinchona succirubra.

Subspecies and formes

• Perigonia lusca lusca (Mexico to Panama and Honduras, Venezuela, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent, southern United States)
• Perigonia lusca continua Vázquez-G., 1959 (Revillagigedo Island and Soccoro Island in Mexico)
• Perigonia lusca f. interrupta Walker, 1875

• Perigonia lusca f. interrupta Male dorsal view
  Perigonia lusca f. interrupta
  Male dorsal view
• Perigonia lusca f. interrupta Male ventral view
  Perigonia lusca f. interrupta
  Male ventral view
• Perigonia lusca f. interrupta Female dorsal view
  Perigonia lusca f. interrupta
  Female dorsal view
• Perigonia lusca f. interrupta Female ventral view
  Perigonia lusca f. interrupta
  Female ventral view

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