Rothschildia orizaba
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Rothschildia |
| Species: | R. orizaba
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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]
Subspecies
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Polilla Cuatro Espejos (Rothschildia orizaba)". NaturaLista. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Rothschildia orizaba (Westwood, 1853)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- Quezada, José Rutilio; Rodríguez, Adriano (June 1989). "Brote de larvas de Rothschildia orizaba (Lepidóptera: Saturnidae) en café, una experiencia en manejo integrado de plagas" [Appearance of Rothschildia orizaba (Lepidoptera: saturniidae) larvae on coffee, an experience in integrated pest management]. Manejo Integrado de Plagas (in Spanish). 12: 21–37.
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