Rothschildia orizaba

Rothschildia orizaba
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Rothschildia
Species:
R. orizaba
Binomial name
Rothschildia orizaba
(Westwood, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Attacus orizaba Westwood, 1853
  • Rothschildia ochracea Draudt, 1929
  • Rothschildia prionidia Draudt, 1929
  • Rothschildia paradoxa Hoffmann, 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, Central and South America.

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