Rothschildia orizaba

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Rothschildia orizaba
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Rothschildia
Species:
R. orizaba
Binomial name
Rothschildia orizaba
(Westwood, 1854) [1]
Synonyms
  • Attacus orizabaWestwood, 1853
  • Rothschildia ochraceaDraudt, 1929
  • Rothschildia prionidiaDraudt, 1929
  • Rothschildia paradoxaHoffmann, 1942

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, [2] Central and South America. [3]

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References

  1. Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life.
  2. "Polilla Cuatro Espejos (Rothschildia orizaba)". NaturaLista. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Rothschildia orizaba (Westwood, 1853)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

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