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Updated as per Heppner's Checklist: Part 4B 1996, January 1, 2005 Updated as per Lemaire's Attacidae 1978, December 27, 2005 Polillas Saturnidas de Colombia, 1997, Angela R. Amarillo-S., January 2007 Updated as per "An update checklist for the Saturniidae of Ecuador. Part II: .... " in SHILAP Revta. lepid 34 (135), 2006: 197-211 L. & T. Racheli, September 2007 |
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
"Girl from Ipanema"
midi by Mel WebbON.OFF |
The postmedial line is very wavy and especially curved inward from the forewing hyaline spot to the costa. There is an overall pinkish tinge to the ground colour.
It is interesting to watch Rothschildia fashion their cocoons. A strong peduncle with a few support silk strands secures the structure while the larva continues "padding its nest" with a continuous back-and-forth movement of the head.
There are both inner and outer cocoons, each with a relatively long valve to facilitate eclosions.
Ailanthus altissima..... |
Ailanthus |
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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.
The species name, arethusa, is from Greek mythology.
Arethusa is one of the Nereids who is later turned into a fountain.
The subspecies name, rhodina is for the supercontinent Rhodina,
believed to have existed in the middle to late Proterozoic period.