Rothschildia orizaba

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]

Rothschildia orizaba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Rothschildia
Species:
R. orizaba
Binomial name
Rothschildia orizaba
(Westwood, 1854)[1]
Synonyms
  • Attacus orizaba Westwood, 1853
  • Rothschildia ochracea Draudt, 1929
  • Rothschildia prionidia Draudt, 1929
  • Rothschildia paradoxa Hoffmann, 1942

Subspecies

  • Rothschildia orizaba orizaba (Mexico to Panama)
  • Rothschildia orizaba peruviana Rothschild, 1907 (Ecuador, Peru)
  • Rothschildia orizaba equatorialis Rothschild, 1907 (Ecuador)
  • Rothschildia orizaba cauca Rothschild, 1907 (Colombia)
  • Rothschildia orizaba bogotana Rothschild, 1907 (Colombia)
  • Rothschildia orizaba meridana Rothschild, 1907 (Venezuela)
  • Rothschildia orizaba triloba Rothschild, 1907 (Costa Rica)
  • Rothschildia orizaba uruapana (C. C. Hoffman, 1942) (Mexico)

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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