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The Rimosus Sphinx (''Isognathus rimosa'') is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from tropical climates from northern Brazil north through Central America, the West Indies and Mexico to southern Arizona. The wingspan is 70–102 mm. The upperside of the female forewing is mostly gray brown on the front half and dark brown on the rear half while the upperside of male forewing is yellow gray or gray brown. Both sexes have wavy dark markings. The upperside of the hindwing of both sexes is yellow with an incomplete dark border on the outer margin. There are multiple generations per year in the tropics. In Arizona, adults have been recorded in August. They feed on flower nectar, including petunia. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Plumeria rubra'' in Cuba and ''Plumeria alba'', ''Plumeria obtusa'' 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) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Isognathus rimosa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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