Rothschildia jacobaeae

Rothschildia jacobaeae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Rothschildia
Species: R. jacobaeae
Binomial name
Rothschildia jacobaeae
Walker, 1855
Synonyms

Attacus jacobaeae (Walker, 1855)
Rothschildia jacobaea (lapsus)
Rothschildia jacobeae (lapsus)

Rothschildia jacobaeae is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is endemic to Argentina.

The wingspan is 80–100 mm.

The larvae feed on Fraxinus, Ligustrum vulgare and Ligustrum sinense.

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