Isognathus australis

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Isognathus australis
Isognathus australis MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Guapi-mirim, Estado do Rio, Brazil, male dorsal.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Isognathus
Species:
I. australis
Binomial name
Isognathus australis
Clark, 1917 [1]

Isognathus australis is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Distribution

It is known from north-eastern Brazil. [2]

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.


Biology

There are probably multiple generations per year. Adults have been recorded in January.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Plumeria species. Pupation takes place in cocoons spun amongst leaf litter.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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