''Perigonia lefebvraei'' is a

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of the family Sphingidae first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1857. It is known from

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and the

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. The larvae have been recorded feeding on '' Ferdinandusa angustata'' and '' Guettarda'' species.

References

Perigonia Moths described in 1857 Moths of Cuba Taxa named by Hippolyte Lucas {{Dilophonotini-stub