Isognathus rimosa papayae male
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TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 |
MIDI MUSICcopyright C. Odenkirk ON.OFF |
The forewing is strongly marked with brown over white.
The hindwing black marginal border is slightly narrower than in Isognathus rimosa inclitus.
The hindwing underside has a second postmedian line that is very prominent at the costal margin, with the antemedian line generally absent. CATE
Isognathus rimosa inclitus Edwards, 1887, flies in Mexico: Orizaba.
Isognathus rimosa jamaicensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1915, flies in Jamaica.
Isognathus rimosa molitor Rothschild & Jordan, 1915, flies in ??
Isognathus rimosa wolcotti Clark, 1922, flies in Peurto Rico: Rio Piedras.
The nominate subspecies flies in Mexico; Belize; Guatemala; probably through Central America to at least Costa Rica; Cuba: Santiago del Cuba; Holguin; Venezuela;
and possibly in northern Brazil.
Isognathus rimosus papayae female
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.
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