Rothschildia speculifera speculifera

Rothschildia speculifera speculifera
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(Walker, 1855) (Attacus speculifer)

Rothschildia speculifera speculifera fifth instar on citrus,
Minas Gerais, Brazil, November 21, 2008,
courtesy of Larry Valentine, id 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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Rothschildia speculifera speculifera fifth instar on citrus,
Minas Gerais, Brazil, November 21, 2008,
courtesy of Larry Valentine, id by Bill Oehlke.

Rothschildia speculifera speculifera, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil, February 24,
courtesy of Larry Valentine, id by Bill Oehlke.

Rothschildia speculifera speculifera, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil, February 24,
courtesy of Larry Valentine, id by Bill Oehlke.

Larry Valentine's discovery of this species at his Fazenda Pedra Negra ranch in Itanhandu, southeastern Minas Gerais, Brazil, represents a slight (expected) westward documented range extension. The find on citrus represents a new larval host.

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