Rothschildia prionia
Updated as per personal communication with Sylvia Barroso (Tiangua, Ceara, April 20, 2018); April 20, 2018
Updated as per personal communication with Renato Almeida (Arapiraca, Alagoas, May 22, 2019); May 22, 2019

Rothschildia prionia
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Rothschild, 1907

Rothschildia prionia male, Tiangua, Ceara, Brazil,
April 20, 2018, courtesy of Sylvia Barroso.

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Attacini, Blanchard, 1840
Genus: Rothschildia, Grote, 1896


Rothschildia prionia male, Arapiraca, Alagoas, Brazil,
May 22, 2019, courtesy of Renato Almeida.

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