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The Half-Blind Sphinx or Coffee Sphinx (''Perigonia lusca'') is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It found from the northern tip of South America, through most of Central America, and up to Florida in the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Silkmoths )〕 The wingspan is 55–65 mm. There are several generations per year in southern Florida. On the Galapagos Islands, adults are on wing in April and July. In the tropics, adults are probably on wing year round. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Guettarda macrosperma'', ''Guettarda scabra'', ''Coffea'' species (including ''Coffea arabica''), ''Ilex krugiana'', ''Ilex paraguariensis'', ''Genipa americana'', ''Rondeletia'', ''Gonzalagunia'' species (including ''Gonzalagunia spicata'') and ''Cinchona succirubra''. They are green with a yellow tail horn and a dark blue stripe down the back. There is at least one color morph. ==Subspecies== *''Perigonia lusca lusca'' (Mexico to Panama and Honduras, Venezuela, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent, southern United States) *''Perigonia lusca continua'' Vázquez-G., 1959 (Revillagigedo Island and Soccoro Island in Mexico) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Perigonia lusca」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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