Updated as per More, Kitching and Cocucci's Hawkmoths of Argentina 2005, December 2009
Updated as per AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE SPHINGIDAE OF BOLIVIA, December 2009
Updated as per personal communication with Sergio D. Ríos Díaz in CATÁLOGO DE LOS SPHINGIDAE (INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA) DEPOSITADOS EN EL MUSEO NACIONAL DE HISTORIA NATURAL DEL PARAGUAY; sent to me in July 2014 by Sergio D. Ríos Díaz.

Perigonia passerina
Boisduval, [1875]

Perigonia passerina courtesy of John Vriesi.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Tribe: Dilophonotini, Burmeister, 1878
Genus: Perigonia Herrich-Schaffer, ]1854] ...........
Species: passerina Boisduval, [1875]

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DISTRIBUTION:

Perigonia passerina moths fly in
Brazil;
Bolivia: La Paz (750m), Santa Cruz (150-300m);
Argentina: Misiones;
Paraguay: San Pedro; Cordillera.

Perigonia passerina, Río Negro, Argentina,
courtesy of Daniel Rojas Lanus.

"P. passerina can be distinguished from P. l. lusca by its smaller size and relatively short forewings, the middle of the outer edge of which is strongly convex. In comparison, P. l. lusca is larger, with more elongate, triangular forewings that have relatively straight outer margins. The difference in wing shape can be clearly seen in the specimens illustrated by d'Abrera ([1987]). Also, the underside of the abdomen of P. passerina is uniform brown, while in P. lusca the anterior half of the abdomen is generally much paler than the posterior half, being the same colour as the hindwing anal patch. This can be difficult to appreciate if the specimen is worn or greasy." Sphingidae of Bolivia.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Specimens have been taken in Bolivia in July and December, suggesting at least two broods.

ECLOSION:

SCENTING AND MATING:

Females call in the males with a pheromone released from a gland at the tip of the abdomen.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

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