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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