Isognathus mossi

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Isognathus mossi
Isognathus mossi fabianae paratype (Venezuela, Yavita) (MHNH) female upperside.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Isognathus
Species:
I. mossi
Binomial name
Isognathus mossi
Clark, 1919 [1]

Isognathus mossi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from eastern Brazil and Venezuela. [2]

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 species. They have long tails and are very colourful, suggesting they are unpalatable to birds.

Subspecies

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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.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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