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Genus Rothschildia

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Forbes' Silkmoth - Rothschildia forbesi - male Forbes' Silkmoth - Rothschildia forbesi - male Forbes' Silkmoth - Rothschildia forbesi Rothschildia Lebeau Forbesi (Forbes' Silkmoth) - mating pair (male on right) - Rothschildia forbesi - male - female Ova - rothschildia lebeau forbesi - Forbes' Silkmoth eggs - Rothschildia Ova - rothschildia lebeau forbesi - Forbes' Silkmoth eggs - Rothschildia Ova - rothschildia lebeau forbesi - Forbes' Silkmoth eggs - Rothschildia Forbes' Silkmoth caterpillars - one, two and three days old - Rothschildia
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea
Family Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths)
Subfamily Saturniinae (Silkmoths)
Tribe Attacini
Genus Rothschildia
Numbers
Tuskes, p. 187, lists two species that just make it into North America, as treated here: R. lebeau and R. cincta. (1)
Works Cited
1.The Wild Silk Moths of North America: A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada
By Paul M. Tuskes, James P. Tuttle, Michael M. Collins
Contributed by Cotinis on 19 August, 2005 - 9:50pm

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