Rothschildia erycina mexicana
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Draudt, 1929

Rothschildia erycina mexicana male, Chiapas, Mexico, courtesy of Peter Jakubek,
slight digital repair of minor wing scratches by Bill Oehlke.

Rothschildia erycina mexicana female, Chiapas, Mexico, courtesy of Peter Jakubek,
slight digital repair of minor scale loss by Bill Oehlke.

TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Tribe: Attacini, Blanchard, 1840 Genus: Rothschildia, Grote, 1896

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