Pachygonidia caliginosa

Pachygonidia caliginosa
	Female dorsal view
	Female ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Pachygonidia
Species:	P. caliginosa
Binomial name
	Pachygonidia caliginosa; (Boisduval, 1870)
Synonyms
	Perigonia caliginosa Boisduval, 1870; Perigonia grandis Boisduval, 1875; Perigonia nimerod Boisduval, 1870;

Pachygonidia caliginosa is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1870.

Distribution

It is known from Brazil, Bolivia and Venezuela.^[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 70 mm. The forewings are similar to those of Pachygonidia subhamata, but the apex is pointed. There are two median transverse pinkish-buff bands on the hindwing upperside.

Biology

There are probably multiple generations per year with one record from March in Brazil.

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Pachygonidia caliginosa". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] "Pachygonidia caliginosa". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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