Perigonia glaucescens
Perigonia glaucescens is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[2]
| Perigonia glaucescens | |
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| Female, upperside | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Perigonia |
| Species: | P. glaucescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Perigonia glaucescens | |
It can be distinguished from all other Perigonia species by the olive-green head and thorax, characteristic forewing upperside pattern and the broad white or cream band across the upperside of abdominal segment six.
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. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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