Rothschildia arethusa
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(Walker, 1855) (Attacus Arethusa)

Rothschildia arethusa arethusa male, Cataguases, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
January 28, 2018, courtesy of Aline Clemilton Souza.

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

Rothschildia arethusa arethusa male, Paraguari, Paraguay,
courtesy of Ulf Drechsel and PYBIO.

Many thanks to Emily Betania Sloczynski Jerke who provides the following two images of Rothschildia arethusa from Ajuricaba, Rio Grande do Sul. Although arethusa was expected in RS, this may be the first documentation in that state.

Rothschildia arethusa, Ajuricaba, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
December 18, 2018, courtesy of Emily Betania Sloczinski Jerke, id by Bill Oehlke.

Rothschildia arethusa, Ajuricaba, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
December 18, 2018, courtesy of Emily Betania Sloczynski Jerke, id by Bill Oehlke.

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