DISTRIBUTION:

Isognathus mossi fabianae (wing span: males: 78mm, females: larger than males), flies in Venezuela, the specimen type locality.

Lichy wrote ""It's particularly pleasant for me to name this new subspecie fabianae, like modest contribution to my recognition for the absolute understanding of Fabienne de Pan in my wild journeys, without having the usual comforts of the touristic trips. The love for nature is needed to endure the big difficulties of the wild expeditions."

FLIGHT TIMES:

There are probably several flights throughout the year.

Isognathus mossi fabianae male, Yavita, Venezuela,
78mm, Museum National History Nature, Creative Commons.

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 generaly emerge witin 8-24 days of pupation.

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