Isognathus rimosa explained

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.^[1]

Description

The wingspan is 70–102 mm.

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)

External links

• Web site: Lotts . Kelly . Naberhaus . Thomas . amp . 2017 . Rimosus sphinx Isognathus rimosa (Grote, 1865) . Butterflies and Moths of North America . November 21, 2018.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Isognathus rimosa rimosa (Grote, 1865) Erinnyis rimosa . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194002/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/irimosa.htm . 2016-03-04 . live . Silkmoths . 2011-05-14 . 2011-10-19 .