Isogona scindens is a noctuid in the Erebidae, first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It has a broad Neotropical distribution spanning from the southern United States through Central America to Paraguay, with established on multiple Caribbean islands. The is relatively well-documented, with over 800 observations recorded on iNaturalist.

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Distribution

Southern United States (including Texas, Florida, and Gulf Coast states) south through Mexico and Central America to Paraguay. Caribbean islands: Saint Kitts, Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola, and Saint Croix.

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Nomenclatural history

Originally described as Ophiusa scindens by Walker in 1858, later transferred to the Isogona.

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