Perigonia leucopus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil.[2]
| Perigonia leucopus | |
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| Male dorsal | |
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| Male ventral | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Perigonia |
| Species: | P. leucopus
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| Binomial name | |
| Perigonia leucopus | |
The forewing upperside similar to Perigonia stulta, but the base and postmedian area are shaded with grey and there is a conspicuous lunate patch on the outer margin. There is a brown marginal band on the hindwing upperside. There is a tornal patch that is paler than the rest of the wing on the hindwing underside.
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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