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Updated as per Heppner's Checklist: Part 4B 1996, January 1, 2005 Updated as per Lemaire's Attacidae 1978, December 29, 2005 |
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
"Girl from Ipanema"
midi by Mel WebbON.OFF |
R. tucumani has been placed in the subgroup of six species characterized by 1) two longitudinal white stripes on the dorsal surface of the abdomen, 2) two or three subapical spots on the forewing and 3) a white prothoracic collar: jacobaeae; condor; tucumani; erycina; belus; hopfferi.
Jacobaeae, condor and tucumani have large rounded spots, while those of erycina, belus and hopfferi are narrow triangles.
Rothschildia tucumani male, courtesy of Johnny Marchant.
Rothschildia tucumani female, courtesy of Johnny Marchant.
Nigel Venters writes,
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:Like the diurnal Rothschildia zacateca, this species apparently calls and pairs in the morning.Johnny Marchant obtained this pairing around 11:00 am., October 3, 2005 (spring time in Argentina and Bolivia), just after I "wished him luck". There is no charge for this service. |
The female's forewings are broader than the male's, and the apex is not produced as it is with the male.
Rothschildia tucumani female, courtesy of Werner Zoller.
There are both inner and outer cocoons, each with a relatively long valve to facilitate eclosions.
Rothschildia tucumani cycle, courtesy/copyright Kirby Wolfe.
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merely a suggestion.
There are many collectors from different countries whose
intonations and accents would be different.
The species name, tucumani, is for the specimen type locality
in Tucuman, Argentina.