Isognathus rimosa

Rimosus sphinx
Isognathus rimosa rimosa male dorsal
Isognathus rimosa rimosa male ventral
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Isognathus
Species:	I. rimosa
Binomial name
Isognathus rimosa (Grote, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
Erinnyis rimosa Grote, 1865 Erinnyis congratulans Grote, 1865 Anceryx pelops Boisduval, 1875 Anceryx mnechus Herrich-Schäffer, 1863 Anceryx andae Grote & Robinson, 1868 Anceryx silenus Grote & Robinson, 1868 Isognathus laura Butler, 1876 Isognathus rimosa woodi Ramsden, 1916 Anceryx rimosa papayae Boisduval, 1875

Isognathus rimosa, the rimosus sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865.

Distribution

It is known from tropical climates from northern Brazil north through Central America, the West Indies and Mexico to southern Arizona.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 70–102 mm.

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  Female - Dorsal side
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  Female - △ Ventral side

Biology

There are multiple generations per year in the tropics. In Arizona, adults have been recorded in August. They feed on flower nectar, including petunias.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Plumeria rubra in Cuba and Plumeria alba, Plumeria obtusa and Plumeria rubra in Puerto Rico.

Subspecies

• Isognathus rimosa rimosa (northern Brazil north through Central America, the West Indies and Mexico to southern Arizona)
• Isognathus rimosa inclitus Edwards, 1887 (Mexico to Nicaragua)
• Isognathus rimosa jamaicensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1915 (Jamaica)
• Isognathus rimosa molitor Rothschild & Jordan, 1915 (Haiti)
• Isognathus rimosa papayae (Boisduval, 1875) (French Guiana and from Venezuela to Brazil)
• Isognathus rimosa wolcotti Clark, 1922 (Puerto Rico)

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  Isognathus rimosa inclitus Male dorsal side
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  Isognathus rimosa inclitus Male △ Ventral side
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  Isognathus rimosa inclitus Female dorsal
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  Isognathus rimosa inclitus Female ventral

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  Isognathus rimosa papayae ♂
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  Isognathus rimosa papayae ♂ △
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  Isognathus rimosa papayae ♀
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  Isognathus rimosa papayae ♀ △

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
2. "Isognathus rimosa rimosa (Grote, 1865) Erinnyis rimosa". Silkmoths. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

External links

• Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Rimosus sphinx Isognathus rimosa (Grote, 1865)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved November 21, 2018.