''Isognathus rimosa'', the rimosus sphinx, is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

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 Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

north through

Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

, the

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and

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

to southern

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

Description

The

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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 ''

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'' in Cuba and ''

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'', ''

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'' 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) Isognathus rimosa inclitus MHNT CUT 2010 0 385 Puente Nacional (Veracruz) Mexico male dorsal.jpg, ''Isognathus rimosa inclitus'' Male dorsal side Isognathus rimosa inclitus MHNT CUT 2010 0 385 Puente Nacional (Veracruz) Mexico male ventral.jpg, ''Isognathus rimosa inclitus'' Male △ Ventral side Isognathus rimosa inclitus MHNT CUT 2010 0 385 Nuevo Xcán Quintana Roo Mexico female dorsal.jpg, ''Isognathus rimosa inclitus'' Female dorsal Isognathus rimosa inclitus MHNT CUT 2010 0 385 Nuevo Xcán Quintana Roo Mexico female ventral.jpg, ''Isognathus rimosa inclitus'' Female ventral Isognathus rimosa papayae MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Parque Nacional Henri Pitter (Rancho Grande), Venezuela, male dorsal.jpg, ''Isognathus rimosa papayae'' ♂ Isognathus rimosa papayae MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Parque Nacional Henri Pitter (Rancho Grande), Venezuela, male ventral.jpg, ''Isognathus rimosa papayae'' ♂ △ Isognathus rimosa papayae MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Parque Nacional Henri Pitter (Rancho Grande), Venezuela, female dorsal.jpg, ''Isognathus rimosa papayae'' ♀ Isognathus rimosa papayae MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Parque Nacional Henri Pitter (Rancho Grande), Venezuela, female ventral.jpg, ''Isognathus rimosa papayae'' ♀ △

References

External links

* Isognathus Moths described in 1865 Taxa named by Augustus Radcliffe Grote Moths of the Caribbean Moths of Central America Sphingidae of South America {{Dilophonotini-stub