Rothschildia hesperus

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

Rothschildia hesperus hesperus male, French Guiana,
April 1, 2011, courtesy of Andres Urbas.

Rothschildia hesperus hesperus male (verso), French Guiana,
March 20, 2011, courtesy of Andres Urbas.

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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