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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Silkmoths (Saturniinae) » Attacini » Rothschildia » Rothschildia lebeau - Hodges#7761 (Rothschildia lebeau) » Forbes' Silkmoth (Rothschildia lebeau forbesi)
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Forbes' Silkmoth - Rothschildia lebeau - male
Copyright © 2005 Seth Patterson

Forbes' Silkmoth - Rothschildia lebeau - Male
Brownsville - Highway 48, Cameron County, Texas, USA
October 29, 2004
My first adult Rothschildia in the wild, I hope am I correct in saying this is a Rothschildia lebeau forbesi?

Thanks for the help.

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Contributed by Seth Patterson on 19 August, 2005 - 8:22pm
Last updated 2 November, 2019 - 1:15pm

Moved
Moved from Rothschildia lebeau.
… Steve Nanz, 2 November, 2019 - 1:15pm login or register to post comments

Presumably R. lebeau forbesi
Lovely. My reference, Tuskes et al., Wild Silk Moths of North America, says this is the only species found, for certain, in south Texas. (1) I have no personal knowledge of this genus.

I wrote a guide page here, whenever you are ready to move the photo.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 19 August, 2005 - 10:00pm login or register to post comments

 
thank you
for your help with the ID and guide page!

- Seth Patterson
… Seth Patterson, 20 August, 2005 - 12:09am login or register to post comments

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