Perigonia lusca

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Distribution: southern USA to Uruguay; Greater and Lesser Antilles.
Type locality: Central America.
Synonyms: Perigonia interrupta Walker 1865; Panacra restituta Walker 1865; Macroglossa dota Schaufuss 1870; Perigonia ilus Boisduval 1870; Stenolophia tenebrosa Felder 1874; Perigonia passerina Boisduval 1875; Perigonia bahamensis Clark 1919.
E. Caribbean records: St. Lucia; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Marie-Galante; Dominica.
Grenadines records: Union (Daudin, Dec. 1984); Bequia, Frigate (E.U. Exp.).
Method of identification: illustrated in colour by d'Abrera (1986) p. 105.
Notes: I am not sure how to distinguish this species from the allegedly closely related species P. lefebraei Lucas 1856 which has been recorded from St. Lucia; Guadeloupe; Martinique and Marie-Galante, as lusca is so variable. It may be that lefebraei - if it is valid - is also present in the Grenadines.

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