DISTRIBUTION:

Rothschildia chiris chuquisaciana (wingspan: males: 122-137mm; females: // Mfwl: 72-73mm; Ffwl: 75mm) is known from
Bolivia: Chuquisaca; Cochabamba; at elevations of 2400-2600m.

Rothschildia chiris chuquisaciana male, Cochabamba, Bolivia,
wingspan: 148mm, courtesy of Kelly Price.

Rothschildia chiris chiris/chiris chuquisaciana?? female, Cochabamba, Bolivia,
wingspan: 122mm, courtesy of Kelly Price.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Cherry is probably the prefered hostplant for captive rearing.

Rothschildia chiris chiris/chiris chuquisaciana?? female, Bolivia, courtesy of Eric van Schayck.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Larvae probably do best on Prunus. They also probably take Ailanthus quite readily but grow slowly on privet.

Larval Food Plants

It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

Ailanthus altissima..... Ligustrum Prunus

Ailanthus Privet Cherry

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The pronunciation of scientific names is troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is merely a suggestion.

There are many collectors from different countries whose intonations and accents would be different.

"Rothschildia" is chosen to honour one of the Rothschilds, possibly William.

I do not know the reason for the species name, chiris. The subspecies name chuquisaciana is indicative of a pecimen type locale in Chuquisaca, Bolivia.