Rothschildia hesperus
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(Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena Bombyx Hesperus)

Rothschildia hesperus male, Coviriali, Junin, Peru,
June 8, 2008, 662m, courtesy of Vladimir Izersky.

Rothschildia hesperus male, Coviriali, Junin, Peru,
June 8, 2008, 662m, courtesy of Vladimir Izersky.

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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