Rothschildia

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Rothschildia
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Rothschildia jacobaeae , type species of the genus
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Rothschildia

Grote, 1896

Rothschildia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1896. [1]

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Species are found in North America and South America from the United States to Argentina.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Rothschildia Grote, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 11, 2018.