Perigonia glaucescens Walker, 1856

Hodecek, Jiri & Haxaire, Jean, 2025, A revised and annotated checklist of the hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of the Dominican Republic, with new records and distribution maps of chosen species, Zootaxa 5701 (4), pp. 401-427 : 418-419

Perigonia glaucescens Walker, 1856 ( Fig 5. B )

General distribution. Endemic to Hispaniola.

Distribution in the DR. Cordillera Central, Independencia and Barahona ( Fig 2. A ).

Habitat. Elevation 650–1100 m asl. The insect generally flies at low elevations in areas that are heavily forested. It appears to be local but can be extremely frequent where it is found ( Fig 9. F ).

Host plants. Probably Rubiaceae .

Material examined.

Hodecek: Ebano Verde: 19°01'59"N 70°32'35"W, 1100 m, 6/2023, 1 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek; Pedernales province: 18°06'24"N 71°37'12"W, 700 m, 6/2023, 1 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek; Valle Nuevo National Park : 18°53'00"N 70°33'56.5"W, 660 m, 5/2024, 2 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek.

Haxaire: Monseñor Nouel, Route from Cotui to Piedra Blanca , Maimón : 18°53'11"N 70°17'55"W, 151 m, 9/08/2007, 10 ♂ 2 ♀, leg. Jean Haxaire & Odile Paquit; Polo , Las Auyamas ( Barahona): 18°06'52"N 71°16'25"W, 862 m, 18/04/2016, 8 ♂, leg. Jean Haxaire; Pedernales, Route Cabo Rojo to El Aceitillar, Sierra de Bahoruco: 18°07'02"N 71°36'58"W, 896 m, 24/02/2017, 13 ♂, leg. J. Haxaire & Odile Paquit; La Vega, trail from Manabao to La Ciénega, Rio Yaque de Norte : 19°04'27"N 70°49'37"W, 951 m, 26/02/2017, 5 ♂, leg. J. Haxaire & Odile Paquit; San Cristobal, Village of Cambita, trail to La Cole : 18°30'03"N 70°15'29"W, 732 m, 22/02/2019, 4 ♂, leg. J. Haxaire & Odile Paquit; Monseñor Noel, Bonao, Loma de Blanco , before the Hydroelectric Plant Hoyo de Piño : 18°53'05"N 70°30'11"W, 420 m, 27/02/2019, 6 ♂, leg. J. Haxaire & Odile Paquit.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Distributions of selected species of Sphingidae in the Dominican Republic.

FIGURE 5. Photographs of some of the hawkmoths recorded from the Dominican Republic:A) Perigonia caryae, B) Perigonia glaucescens, C) Perigonia manni. Photographs by Jean Haxaire (A, B) and Lisa Johnson (C, https://www.inaturalist.org/ observations/52013079).

FIGURE 9. Collecting sites of Sphingidae in the Dominican Republic: A) Pedernales grassland—10 m a.s.l. (typical habitat of Manduca caribbeus, Nannoparce poeyi, Xylophanes clarki), B) NP Jaragua—123 m a.s.l. (Manduca caribbeus, Nannoparce poeyi, Eumorpha strenua), C) Road in Oviedo—90 m a.s.l. (Manduca carribeus, Nannoparce poeyi), D) Cabo Rojo—108 m a.s.l. (Aellopos blaini, Manduca caribbeus), E) Constanza, Piste de Tireo Abajo à Sonador—1561 m a.s.l. (Lintneria tricolor, Manduca johanni, Eumorpha strenua), F) Scientific reservation Ebano Verde—1170 m a.s.l. (Perigonia glaucescens, Manduca johanni), G) Type locality of Cautethia insolita and Perigonia desotoi in La Vega province—1830 m a.s.l., H) The light trap in Paraiso by Jiri Hodecek and Jiri Pirkl 2021. Photo by Jean Haxaire (A, C, D, E, G) and Jiri Hodecek (B, F, H).