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Perigonia lusca

Perigonia lusca


Family: Sphingidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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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 northward to Florida in the United States.

 The wingspan is 55–65 mm.

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

Source: Wikipedia, article Perigonia lusca. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
123302015/12/2016ArgentinaMisionesYacutinga lodge: Lote / 7a, N3364 Cmte. Andresito, Comandante AndresitoJuan Carlos Teloni
41988707/01/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Margay (ex Don Enrique Lodge)Luis Cesar Tejo
141327812/11/2013ArgentinaMisionesRefugio Privado de Vida Silvestre YacutingaNicolas Olejnik
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Perigonia lusca – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.