Perigonia divisa

Perigonia divisa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Perigonia
Species: P. divisa
Binomial name
Perigonia divisa
Grote, 1865[1]

Perigonia divisa is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Cuba.[2]

It can be distinguished from all other Perigonia species by the pale grey longitudinal stripe along the upperside of the abdomen. There is a narrow, pale, straight antemedian band and a similar but more oblique postmedian band located on the forewing upperside.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.



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