DISTRIBUTION:

Rothschildia hopfferi hopfflpaziana (wingspan: males: 107mm; females: 121mm // mfwl: 62-65mm; ffwl: 68mm) flies in
Bolivia: La Paz: Nor Yungas; at elevations of 1000-2000m.

Rothschildia hoppferi hopfflapaziana male note the much larger fleshy-pink toned areas in the submarginal sections of all wings Nor Yungas, La Paz, Bolivia probably Puno, Peru

Rothschildia hoppferi hopfflapaziana female note the much larger fleshy-pink toned areas in the submarginal sections of all wings Nor Yungas, La Paz, Bolivia probably Puno, Peru

Rothschildia hopfferi male fw costa lighter than gc browner hw submarginal areas southeastern Brazil Paraguay northeastern Argentina

Rothschildia hopfferi female fw costa lighter than gc browner hw submarginal areas southeastern Brazil Paraguay northeastern Argentina

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens have been recorded in April-May and September-October-November, suggesting at least two annual broods. Cherry is probably the prefered hostplant for captive rearing.

Rothschildia hoppferi hopfflapaziana female, Nor Yungas, LaPaz, Bolivia,
courtesy of Thibaud Decaens and Greg LeCourt.

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.

The species name hopfflapaziana is indicative of a specimen type locale in La Paz, Bolivia, and a great similarity to Rothschildia hopfferi.

Rothschildia hopfferi hopfflapaziana HT male, 107mm LaPaz, Bolivia,
on my home computer only.

Rothschildia hopfferi hopfflapaziana AT female, 121mm LaPaz, Bolivia,
on my home computer only.