DISTRIBUTION:

Isognathus rimosus inclitus (Wing span: , females larger than males), flies from Mexico, the specimen type locality, to Nicaragua.

Isognathus rimosus inclitus courtesy of Jean Michel Maes.

FLIGHT TIMES:

There are probably several flights throughout the year.

ECLOSION:

Moths emerge from pupae in thin-walled cocoons under leaf litter within 8-24 days of pupation.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Females call in the males with a pheromone released from a gland at the tip of the abdomen. Adults nectar at flowers, including petunia.

Isognathus rimosus inclitus female, Cozumel Island, Mexico,
courtesy of Jean-Marc Pilliere, identification by Jean Haxaire.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

Females probably lay eggs on leaves of Apocynacea.

Larvae have long tails; colouration suggests they are unpalatable to birds.

The pupae are also quite colourful, and, I suspect, are very lively. Moths generaly emerge witin 8-24 days of pupation.

Isognathus rimosus inclitus final instar, Chapala, Sinaloa, Mexico,
September 16, 2019, courtesy of photographer Pilar Martinez, via Sarah, via Daniel Marlos,
identification by Jean Haxaire.

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