Rothschildia jacobaeae
Updated as per personal communication with Nigel Venters (Tucuman City, Tucuman, Argentina, October 9, 2009) October 2009

Rothschildia jacobaeae
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(Walker, 1855) (Attacus Jacobaeae)

Rothschildia jacobaeae, male, 800m above Tucuman City, Tucuman, Argentina,
October 9, 2009, courtesy of Nigel Venters, posted for documentation purposes.

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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Nigel Venters reports an October flight, 800 m above Tucuman City, in Tucuman, Argentina.

He writes, "Rothschildia jacobaeae male was the only one seen. I don't often see this species at Tucuman."

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