Perigonia glaucescens
Encyclopedia
Perigonia glaucescens is a moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from the Dominican Republic
and Haiti
.
It can be distinguished from all other Perigonia
species by the olive-green head and thorax, characteristic forewing upperside pattern and the broad white or cream band across the upperside of abdominal segment six.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family. It is known from the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
and Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
.
It can be distinguished from all other Perigonia
Perigonia
Perigonia is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family.-Species:*Perigonia caryae - Cadiou & Rawlins 1998*Perigonia divisa - Grote 1865*Perigonia glaucescens - Walker 1856*Perigonia grisea - Rothschild & Jordan 1903...
species by the olive-green head and thorax, characteristic forewing upperside pattern and the broad white or cream band across the upperside of abdominal segment six.