Rothschildia orizaba
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Rothschildia orizaba (Westwood, 1854)[1]
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The Orizaba Silkmoth (Rothschildia orizaba) is a species of moth in the Saturniidae family. It is found in Central and South America.[2]
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)
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