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Sphingidae 890166 – 7846   Perigonia lusca (Fabricius, 1777)              Half-blind Sphinx

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lusca (Fabricius, 1777) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7846  affinis (Schaufuss, 1870) (Macroglossa)  bahamensis Clark, 1919 (Perigonia)  doto (Schaufuss, 1870) (Macroglossa)  interrupta Walker, [1865] (Perigonia)  major Clark, 1928 (Perigonia)  restituta Walker, [1865] (Perigonia)  tenebrosa (Felder & Felder, 1874) (Stenolophia)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 109; pl. 10.10. order or free PDF Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Perigonia lusca Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 146; pl. 5.16.

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