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Isognathus
''Isognathus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species *'' Isognathus allamandae'' Clark, 1920 *'' Isognathus australis'' Clark, 1917 *'' Isognathus caricae'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Isognathus excelsior'' (Boisduval, 1875) *'' Isognathus leachii'' ( Swainson, 1823) *'' Isognathus menechus'' (Boisduval, 1875) *'' Isognathus mossi'' Clark, 1919 *'' Isognathus occidentalis'' Clark, 1929 *'' Isognathus rimosa'' ( Grote, 1865) *'' Isognathus scyron'' (Cramer, 1780) *'' Isognathus swainsonii'' Felder & Felder Felder is a surname, and may refer to: Persons * Amanda Felder, American professional triathlete * Andreas Felder (b. 1962), Austrian championship ski jumper * Cajetan Freiherr von Felder (1814–1894), Austrian entomologist, jurist, and politician ..., 1862 Isognathus allamandae MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Santarém Pará, Brazil, male.jpg , '' Isognathus allamandae'' Isognathus australis MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Guapi-mirim, Estado do Rio, Brazil, male.jpg, '' Isognathus aust ...
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Isognathus
''Isognathus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species *'' Isognathus allamandae'' Clark, 1920 *'' Isognathus australis'' Clark, 1917 *'' Isognathus caricae'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Isognathus excelsior'' (Boisduval, 1875) *'' Isognathus leachii'' ( Swainson, 1823) *'' Isognathus menechus'' (Boisduval, 1875) *'' Isognathus mossi'' Clark, 1919 *'' Isognathus occidentalis'' Clark, 1929 *'' Isognathus rimosa'' ( Grote, 1865) *'' Isognathus scyron'' (Cramer, 1780) *'' Isognathus swainsonii'' Felder & Felder Felder is a surname, and may refer to: Persons * Amanda Felder, American professional triathlete * Andreas Felder (b. 1962), Austrian championship ski jumper * Cajetan Freiherr von Felder (1814–1894), Austrian entomologist, jurist, and politician ..., 1862 Isognathus allamandae MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Santarém Pará, Brazil, male.jpg , '' Isognathus allamandae'' Isognathus australis MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Guapi-mirim, Estado do Rio, Brazil, male.jpg, '' Isognathus aust ...
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Isognathus Rimosa
''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. Description The wingspan is 70–102 mm. Isognathus rimosa rimosa MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Miramar, Havana female dorsal.jpg, Female - Dorsal side Isognathus rimosa rimosa MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Miramar, Havana female ventral.jpg, 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 ''Plumeria obtusa'', the Singapore graveyard flower, is a species of the genus ''Plumeria'' (Apocynaceae). It is native to the West Indies (including the Bah ...
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Isognathus Caricae
''Isognathus caricae'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Costa Rica, French Guiana, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil. Description It is similar to '' Acherontia'' species and other ''Isognathus'' species, from which it can be distinguished by the dark marginal band of the hindwing upperside, which is replaced by a series of black streaks along the veins. Isognathus caricae MHNT CUT 2010 0 30 Colombia dorsal.jpg, Dorsal Isognathus caricae MHNT CUT 2010 0 30 Colombia ventral.jpg, △ Ventral Isognathus caricae MHNT CUT 2010 0 30 (Luziânia-Vianópolis) Goiás female dorsal.jpg, Dorsal Isognathus caricae MHNT CUT 2010 0 30 (Luziânia-Vianópolis) Goiás female ventral.jpg, △ Ventral Biology There are probably multiple generations per year. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Himatanthus obovatus'', ''Allamanda cathartica'' and ''Allamanda schottii ''Allamanda schottii'', commonly known as bush allamanda, is a shrub of genus ''Allamanda'' in the ...
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Isognathus Excelsior
''Isognathus excelsior'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador to north-western Brazil. Description It can be distinguished from all other ''Isognathus'' species by the pure white underside to the abdomen with conspicuous paired black spots on each segment. Isognathus excelsior MHNT CUT 2010 0 498 PK36 Patawg, Guyane, male dorsal.jpg, ''Isognathus excelsior'' ♂ Isognathus excelsior MHNT CUT 2010 0 498 PK36 Patawg, Guyane, male ventral.jpg, ''Isognathus excelsior'' ♂ △ Isognathus excelsior MHNT CUT 2010 0 498 Piste coralie PK2 Guyane, female dorsal.jpg, ''Isognathus excelsior'' ♀ Isognathus excelsior MHNT CUT 2010 0 498 Piste coralie PK2 Guyane, female ventral.jpg , ''Isognathus excelsior'' ♀ △ Biology There are probably multiple generations per year. The larvae probably feed on Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that inc ...
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Isognathus Australis
''Isognathus australis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from north-eastern Brazil. Description The wingspan is 70 mm for males. It is similar to '' Isognathus rimosa rimosa'' and '' Isognathus rimosa papayae'' but has narrower wings. The forewing upperside is unicolorous brown, shaded with white, except for a yellow band along the posterior margin and the faint traces of a distal marginal band. The basal area of the hindwing underside is yellow, the rest is brown with a bluish tinge, becoming black towards the anal angle. Isognathus australis MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Guapi-mirim, Estado do Rio, Brazil, female dorsal.jpg, ♀ Isognathus australis MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Guapi-mirim, Estado do Rio, Brazil, female ventral.jpg, ♀ △ Biology There are probably multiple generations per year. Adults have been recorded in January. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Plumeria ''Plumeria'' (), known as frangipani, is a genus of flowe ...
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Isognathus Swainsonii
''Isognathus swainsonii'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found from French Guiana, Peru and Brazil to Bolivia. Description The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 82 mm. It is similar to '' Isognathus leachii'', but the forewing upperside has more white scaling, there are interrupted white vein-streaks on the distal half of the wing, the basal patch is thinner and the marginal spots at the ends of veins are larger and paler grey. Lagarta da Mariposa-swainsonii (Isognathus swainsonii) - Moth swainsonii.jpg, Larva Isognathus swainsonii MHNT CUT 2010 0 350 Guyane Française, male dorsal.jpg, Male dorsal Isognathus swainsonii MHNT CUT 2010 0 350 Guyane Française, male ventral.jpg, Male ventral Biology There ar ...
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Isognathus Scyron
''Isognathus scyron'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from Suriname, French Guiana, Cuba, Costa Rica and Guatemala. Description The wingspan is 72–73 mm. There are distinct bands on the upperside of the abdomen and the underside of the abdomen is dirty white or slightly buff, faintly speckled with russet scales. The upperside of the thorax and forewings is russet-drab-brown. The outer half of the forewing upperside has grey vein-streaks which are interrupted by black dots. Isognathus scyron MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Piste de Coralie PK2, Guyane female dorsal.jpg, ''Isognathus scyron'' ♀ Isognathus scyron MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Piste de Coralie PK2, Guyane female ventral.jpg, ''Isognathus scyron'' ♀ △ Biology Adults are on wing year round. The larvae probably feed on Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, com ...
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Isognathus Occidentalis
''Isognathus occidentalis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from Venezuela, northern Brazil and French Guiana. Description There are probably multiple generations per year. Isognathus occidentalis MHNT CUT 2010 0 347 RN2 Pk 40 Guyane female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal Isognathus occidentalis MHNT CUT 2010 0 347 RN2 Pk 40 Guyane female ventral.jpg, Female ventral Biology The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Himatanthus lancifolius ''Himatanthus'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Panama and South America. ;Species # '' Himatanthus articulatus'' (Vahl) Woodson - widespread from Panama east to French ...''. They have long tails and very colourful, suggesting they are unpalatable to birds. References Isognathus Moths described in 1929 Taxa named by Benjamin Preston Clark Sphingidae of South America {{Dilophonotini-stub ...
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Isognathus Leachii
''Isognathus leachii'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from southern Panama and from Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia and Argentina. Description The wingspan is about 85 mm for males and 94 mm for females. There are indistinct bands on the upperside of the abdomen and an elongate patch on the forewing upperside. The inner edge of the dark brown marginal band of the hindwing upperside is distinctly and almost regularly dentate and not constant in width. Isognathus leachii MHNT CUT 2010 0 350 Mato Grosso Brazil female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal Isognathus leachii MHNT CUT 2010 0 350 Mato Grosso Brazil female ventral.jpg, Female ventral Biology There are probably multiple generations per year. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Allamanda cathartica ''Allamanda cathartica'', commonly called golden trumpet, common trumpetvine, and yellow allamanda, is a species of flowering plant of the genus ''Allamanda'' in ...
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Isognathus Allamandae
''Isognathus allamandae'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Brazil to Venezuela. The wingspan is 68 mm for males and 78 mm for females. There are probably multiple generations per year. Adults have been recorded in June. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Allamanda blanchetii'' and ''Allamanda cathartica ''Allamanda cathartica'', commonly called golden trumpet, common trumpetvine, and yellow allamanda, is a species of flowering plant of the genus ''Allamanda'' in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Brazil. This plant is cited in ''Flora Brasi ...''. References Isognathus Moths described in 1920 Taxa named by Benjamin Preston Clark Sphingidae of South America {{Dilophonotini-stub ...
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Isognathus Mossi
''Isognathus mossi'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from eastern Brazil and Venezuela. The length of the forewings is 36 mm for males and 41 mm for females. It is similar to '' Isognathus menechus'' but smaller and the ground colour of the body and wings (both above and below) is much darker. Furthermore, the forewings are relatively shorter. There are probably multiple generations per year. The larvae probably feed on Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the ... species. They have long tails and are very colourful, suggesting they are unpalatable to birds. Subspecies *''Isognathus mossi mossi'' (eastern Brazil) *''Isognathus mossi fabianae'' Lichy, 1981 (Venezuela) References Isognathus Moths described in 1919 Taxa named b ...
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Isognathus Menechus
''Isognathus menechus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found from Cuba to Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil. Description It is a heavy-bodied species. Biology There are probably multiple generations per year. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Himatanthus lancifolius ''Himatanthus'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Panama and South America. ;Species # '' Himatanthus articulatus'' (Vahl) Woodson - widespread from Panama east to French ...''. References Isognathus Moths described in 1875 Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval Moths of Cuba Sphingidae of South America {{Dilophonotini-stub ...
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