''Rothschildia'' is a genus of moths in the
family
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Saturniidae
Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and gi ...
first described by
Augustus Radcliffe Grote
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in 1896.
Species are found in North America and South America from the United States to
Argentina
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.
Species
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Rothschildia amoena''
Jordan, 1911
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Rothschildia anikae''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
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Rothschildia arethusa''
(Walker, 1855)
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Rothschildia aricia''
(Walker, 1855)
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Rothschildia aurota''
(Cramer, 1775)
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Rothschildia belus''
(Maassen, 1873)
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Rothschildia chiris''
W. Rothschild, 1907
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Rothschildia cincta''
(Tepper, 1883)
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Rothschildia condor''
(Staudinger, 1894)
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Rothschildia erycina''
(Shaw, 1796)
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Rothschildia forbesi''
Benjamin, 1934
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Rothschildia hesperus''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Rothschildia hopfferi''
(C. & R. Felder, 1859)
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Rothschildia interaricia''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
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Rothschildia jacobaeae''
(Walker, 1855)
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Rothschildia jorulla''
(Westwood, 1854)
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Rothschildia jorulloides''
(Dognin, 1895)
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Rothschildia lebeau''
(Guerin-Meneville, 1868)
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Rothschildia maurus''
(Burmeister, 1879)
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Rothschildia orizaba''
(Westwood, 1854)
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Rothschildia paucidentata''
Lemaire, 1971
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Rothschildia prionia''
W. Rothschild, 1907
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Rothschildia renatae
''Rothschildia'' is a genus of moths in the family (biology), family Saturniidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1896.
Species are found in North America and South America from the United States to Argentina.
Species
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Lampe, 1985
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Rothschildia roxana''
Schaus, 1905
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Rothschildia schreiteriana''
Breyer & Orfila, 1945
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Rothschildia triloba''
W. Rothschild, 1907
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Rothschildia tucumani''
(Dognin, 1901)
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Rothschildia xanthina''
Rothschild, 1907
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Rothschildia zacateca''
(Westwood, 1854)
Gallery
Rothschildia aurota speculifera MHNT female ventre.jpg, '' Rothschildia aurota'' - MHNT
Rothschildia_cincta.jpg, ''Rothschildia cincta''
Rothschildia erycina male - Peru.jpg, ''Rothschildia erycina''
Rothschildia hesperus.jpg, ''Rothschildia hesperus''
Rothschildia jacobaea01.jpg, '' Rothschildia jacobaeae''
Rothschildia lebeau m.jpg, ''Rothschildia lebeau''
Rothschildiamaurus.JPG, '' Rothschildia maurus''
References
{{Taxonbar , from=Q142815