Orizaba Silkmoth

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, Central and South America.
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Naming

*"Rothschildia orizaba orizaba"
⤷ "Rothschildia orizaba peruviana" Rothschild, 1907
⤷ "Rothschildia orizaba equatorialis" Rothschild, 1907
⤷ "Rothschildia orizaba cauca" Rothschild, 1907
⤷ "Rothschildia orizaba bogotana" Rothschild, 1907
⤷ "Rothschildia orizaba meridana" Rothschild, 1907
⤷ "Rothschildia orizaba triloba" Rothschild, 1907
⤷ "Rothschildia orizaba uruapana"

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySaturniidae
GenusRothschildia
SpeciesR. orizaba
Photographed in
Ecuador
Venezuela