Perigonia pallida

Perigonia pallida is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.

Perigonia pallida
Male dorsal
Male ventral
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]
Synonyms
  • Perigonia pallida rufescens Daniel, 1949

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.

  • Female dorsal view
  • Female ventral view

Biology

Adults have been recorded in November in Brazil and from November to December in Bolivia.

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References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. "Perigonia pallida pallida". Silkmoths. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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