Isognathus rimosa molitor
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Updated as per personal communication with Jean Haxaire, (La Vega, Dominican Republic); March 13, 2017
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Isognathus rimosa molitor
Rothschild & Jordan, 1915
Isognathus rimosa molitor, La Vega, Dominican Republic,
courtesy of Jean Haxaire
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TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Tribe: Dilophonotini, Burmeister, 1878
Genus: Isognathus G. Felder & R. Felder, 1862 ...........
Species: rimosa molitor Rothscild & Jordan, 1915
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DISTRIBUTION:
Isognathus rimosa molitor
(Wing span: , females larger than males), flies in Haiti, the specimen type locality, and in
the Dominican Republic.
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.
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 generally emerge witin 8-24 days of pupation.
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