Perigonia ilus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1870.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Perigonia |
| Species: | P. ilus
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| Perigonia ilus | |
Distribution edit
It is known from Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay.[2]
Description edit
The wingspan is 54–58 mm. It is similar to Perigonia lusca lusca.
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Female dorsal view -
Female ventral view
Biology edit
Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Calycophyllum candidissimum, Guettarda macrosperma and Ilex paraguariensis. They are green with a yellow tail horn and a dark blue stripe down the back. There are several colour morphs.
References edit
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Perigonia ilus Boisduval, 1870". Silkmoths. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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