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Rothschildia jacobaeae , type species of the genus | |
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Genus: | Rothschildia Grote, 1896 |
Rothschildia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1896. [1]
Species are found in North America and South America from the United States to Argentina.
Eacles is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. They are native to the Americas. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Cisthene is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Eucereon is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Lophocampa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841. It contains around 75 species.
Melese is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Paracles is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was described by Francis Walker in 1855. The species range from Panama to Patagonia, with quite a few in the southern temperate region of South America.
Trichromia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. The members of this genus are largely indigenous to South America.
Virbia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Arsenura is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Paradaemonia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1925.
Leucanella is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Claude Lemaire in 1969.
Molippa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Paradirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.
Pseudautomeris is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Claude Lemaire in 1967.
Copaxa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Rothschildia orizaba, the Orizaba silkmoth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by John O. Westwood in 1854. It is found in Mexico, Central and South America.