Perigonia caryae Cadiou & Rawlins, 1998 (Fig 5. A) General distribution. Endemic to Hispaniola. Distribution in the DR. Widespread throughout the country (Fig 2. B). Habitat. Elevation 700–2100 m asl. A species that usually flies at medium elevations, exceptionally reaching 2100 m. Host plants. Its larval and host plant stages are unknown, although it probably feeds on Rubiaceae. Material examined. Hodecek: Valle Nuevo National Park: 18°52'18"N 70°34'22"W, 1015 m, 7/2021, 2 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek; Valle Nuevo National Park: 18°53'00"N 70°33'56.5"W, 660 m, 7/2021, 1 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek; Constanza, La Vega: 18°59'43"N 70°49'23"W, 1740 m, 6/2023, 1 ♂ 1 ♀, leg. J. Hodecek; Constanza, La Vega: 18°59'43"N 70°49'23"W, 1740 m, 6/2023, 1 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek; Ebano Verde: 19°01'59"N 70°32'35"W, 1100 m, 6/2023, 3 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek; Pedernales province: 18°06'24"N 71°37'12"W, 700 m, 6/2023, 1 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek; Constanza, La Vega: 18°59'41"N 70°50'11"W, 1630 m, 5/2024, 3 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek; Constanza, La Vega: 18°59'43"N 70°49'23"W, 1740 m, 5/2024, 2 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek; Ebano Verde: 19°01'59"N 70°32'35"W, 1100 m, 5/2024, 5 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek; Pedernales province: 18°06'24"N 71°37'12"W, 700 m, 5/2024, 1 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek; Pedernales province: 18°06'45.5"N 71°37'16"W, 750 m, 5/2024, 1 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek. Haxaire: Rio Yaque de Norte, La Vega (Manaboa): 19°04'27"N 70°49'37"W, 958 m, 14/04/2016, 12 ♂, leg. Jean Haxaire; Village of Manaboa, La Vega (Manaboa): 19°04'26"N 70°47'55"W, 900 m, 14/04/2016, 8 ♂, leg. Jean Haxaire; Route from El Escuchadero to Constanza (La Vega): 18°59'06"N 70°48'24"W, 1800 m, 15/04/2016, 2 ♂, leg. Jean Haxaire; Route from El Escuchadero to Constanza (La Vega): 18°59'06"N 70°48'24"W, 1800 m, 16/04/2016, 3 ♂, leg. Jean Haxaire; Route from Masaco to Quatro Bocas, Polo, Las Auyamas (Barahona): 18°02'32"N 71°18'23"W, 816 m, 19/04/2016, 6 ♂, leg. Jean Haxaire; Polo, Las Auyamas (Barahona): 18°06'52"N 71°16'25"W, 862 m, 19/04/2016, 2 ♂, leg. Jean Haxaire; Route from Breton to Quatro Bocas, Las Auyamas (Barahona): 18°02'32"N 71°18'23"W, 997 m, 20/04/2016, 3 ♂, 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, 5 ♂, 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, 9 ♂, leg. J. Haxaire & Odile Paquit; Constanza, trail from Convento to Aguas Blancas (La Vega): 18°51'40"N 70°41'01"W, 1511 m, 28/02/2017, 7 ♂, leg. J. Haxaire & Odile Paquit; Puerto Plata, Route from Altmira, trail to Cabirmal: 19°38'36"N 70°51'29"W, 761 m, 3/03/2017, 4 ♂, leg. J. Haxaire & Odile Paquit; Route from El Escuchadero to Constanza (La Vega): 18°59'06"N 70°48'24"W, 1800 m, 25/02/2019, 4 ♂, leg. Jean Haxaire & Odile Paquit; Route from El Escuchadero to Constanza (La Vega): 18°59'06"N 70°48'24"W, 1800 m, 26/02/2019, 1 ♂, leg. Jean Haxaire & Odile Paquit.

Published as part of 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, pp. 401-427 in Zootaxa 5701 (4) on pages 416-418, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5701.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/17326170