Rothschildia jacobaeae

Rothschildia jacobaeae
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(Walker, 1855) (Attacus Jacobaeae)

Rothschildia jacobaeae, gynandromorph, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
February 21, 2008, courtesy of Alejandro Borquez.

Alejandro writes, "Of a quantity of 356 bred cocoons of Rothschildia jacobaeae Walker 1855, a gynandromorph specimen was obtained. The foodplant is Ligustrum. The male is observed in the right part and the female in the left side."

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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