Rothschildia jorulloides
roths-CHILD-ee-uhMjuh-RUL-loi-deez
(Dognin, 1895)
(Attacus Jorulloides)
Rothschildia jorulloides courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel.
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
DISTRIBUTION:
Rothschildia jorulloides flies from
low levels to 2000m in the dry areas of
western Ecuador:
Esmeraldas LTR,
Manabi,
Los Rios,
Guayas,
Canar and
Loja, and possibly in
El Oro and
Chimborazo,
and in
northwest Peru:
Cajamaroa??, and probably
Lambayeque (confirmed by Eric LoPresti);
and Piura. Possibly the moth images sent by Eric LoPrest are of the very similar Rothschildia amoena.
Rothschildia jorulloides male, Motupe, Lambayeque, Peru,
courtesy of Eric LoPresti, id by Bill Oehlke.
Rothschildia jorulloides male, Motupe, Lambayeque, Peru,
courtesy of Eric LoPresti, id by Bill Oehlke.
Rothschildia jorulloides male copyright Kirby Wolfe
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
This species will probably accept Ligustrum (privet), lilac, ailanthus and oak.
Rothschildia jorulloides female, copyright Kirby Wolfe
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Like most of the Rothschildia, except for the diurnal zacateca, this species calls and pairs at night.
Rothschildia jorulloides male, Peru,
courtesy of Eric van Schayck.
Rothschildia jorulloides male, Peru,
courtesy of Eric van Schayck.
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:
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.
Rothschildia jorulloides early instars, copyright Kirby Wolfe
Rothschildia jorulloides larva copyright Kirby Wolfe
Rothschildia jorulloides larva, Peru, courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel and Viktor Suter.
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..... |
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.
I do not know the etymology of the species name, jorulloides, but
there is a volcano called El Jorullo in Mexico,
and Rothschildia jorulloides resembles Rothschildia jorulla.