Rothschildia orizaba

Rothschildia orizaba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Rothschildia
Species: R. orizaba
Binomial name
Rothschildia orizaba
(Westwood, 1854)[1]
Synonyms
  • Attacus orizaba Westwood, 1853
  • Rothschildia ochracea Draudt, 1929
  • Rothschildia prionidia Draudt, 1929
  • Rothschildia paradoxa Hoffmann, 1942

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

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