Rothschildia

Rothschildia Grote, 1896

Rothschildia Grote, 1896; Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 34: 204; TS: Attacus jacobaeae Walker

Rothschildia; [P&N23]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Rothschildia (Attacini); [NACL], 109; [MABL]

Rothschildia lebeau (Guérin-Méneville, 1868) Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, .... See [maps]
- Attacus lebeau Guérin-Méneville, 1868; Rev. Mag. Zool.: 320
- Attacus bolivar Maassen & Weymer, 1873; Beitr. Schmett. 3: f. 27
- Attacus lebeaui[sic, lebeau]; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 190
- Rothschildia lebeau amacurensis; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
- Rothschildia lebeau benjamini; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
- Rothschildia lebeau; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [BAMONA]
- R. l. lebeau Ecuador
- R. l. aroma Schaus, 1905 Mexico, Honduras, ...?
  - Rothschildia aroma Schaus, 1905; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 29 (1420): 179; TL: Honduras
  - Rothschildia lebeau aroma; [MABL]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- R. l. inca Rothschild, 1907 Ecuador
  - Rothschildia jorulla inca Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 415; TL: Carabaya, SE.Peru, La Union, Rio Huacamaya, 2000ft; La Oroya, Rio Inambari, 3100ft
  - Rothschildia inca incecuatoriana; [GBCL]
  - Rothschildia inca incjunensis; [GBCL]
  - Rothschildia inca inclapaziana; [GBCL]
  - Rothschildia inca; [CoL] ; [GBCL]; [LEPIFORUM]
  - Rothschildia lebeau inca; [LepIndex]; [iNaturalist]
- R. l. forbesi Benjamin, 1934 Texas, Mexico Forbes' Silkmoth
  - Rothschildia forbesi Benjamin, 1934
  - Rothschildia draudti Benjamin, 1934
    
    = Rothschildia forbesi Benjamin, 1934; [NACL], #7761
  - Rothschildia forbesi; [NACL], #7761; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [BAMONA]
  - Rothschildia lebeau forbesi; [MABL]; [SMNA]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
  Larva on Fraxinus berlandieriana, Zanthoxylum fagara, Prunus persica, Salix , Citrus , Acacia [SMNA]
- R. l. yucatana Lemaire, 1971 Mexico, ...?
  - Rothschildia lebeau yucatana; [MABL]; [LepIndex]; [iNaturalist]
  - Rothschildia yucatana; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia cincta (Tepper, 1883) New Mexico. See [maps]
- ?Attacus cinctus Tepper, 1883
- ?Rothschildia cinctus Tepper, 1882; Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 5: 65, pl. 1, f. 1-2
- Rothschildia pseudoguerreronis Hoffmann, 1942
  - = ; [NACL], #7760
- Rothschildia cincta; [NACL], #7760; [SMNA]; [LepIndex] ; [BAMONA]
- Rothschildia cinctus cinctus; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist]
- Rothschildia cinctus; (Nomina Nearctica); [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Misidentified/misapplied:
- jorulla Westwood, 1853; auth.
Larva on Jatropha [SMNA]
- R. c. cincta Mexico, ...?
  - Rothschildia cincta cincta; [MABL]
- R. c. guerreronis Draudt, 1929 Mexico, ...?
  - Rothschildia guerreronis Draudt, 1929
    
    = cincta (Tepper, 1883); [NACL], #7760
  - Rothschildia cincta guerreronis; [MABL]; [LepIndex]
  - Rothschildia cinctus guerreronis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]

Rothschildia arethusa (Walker, 1855) Colombia, Brazil. See [maps]
- Attacus arethusa Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1204
- Attacus arethusa; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 191
- Rothschildia arethusa; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- R. a. rhodina Jordan, 1911 Ecuador
  - Rothschildia arethusa rhodina; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia aricia (Walker, 1855) Ecuador. See [maps]
- Rothschildia aricia ariciopichinchensis; [GBCL]
- Rothschildia aricia napoecuadoriana; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
- Rothschildia aricia; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- R. a. xanthina Rothschild, 1907 Ecuador, SE.Peru
  - Rothschildia aricia xanthina Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 415; TL: Carabaya, SE.Peru, S.Domingo, 6000ft
  - Rothschildia aricia xanthina; [LepIndex]
  - Rothschildia xanthina paraxanthina; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
  - Rothschildia xanthina; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia erycina (Shaw, [1796]) Ecuador, Amazons, .... See [maps]
- Bombyx splendens Palisot de Beauvois, 1805; Ins. Afr. Amer.: 133
- Rothschildia erycina erycina; [iNaturalist]
- Rothschildia erycina; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [BAMONA]
1700x1275 (~348Kb) Brazil: Amazonas, Rio Negro, near (10 km) Manaus, 14.8.2008, Photo © Mario C. Raviglione
- R. e. mexicana Draudt, 1929 Mexico, ...?
  - Rothschildia erycina mexicana; [MABL]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- R. e. nigrescens Rothschild, 1907 Costa Rica
  - Rothschildia erycina nigrescens Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 416; TL: Tuis, Costa Rica
  - Rothschildia erycina nigrescens; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
  - Rothschildia nigrescens; [iNaturalist]
- R. e. vinacea Rothschild, 1907 Peru
  - Rothschildia erycina vinacea Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 416; TL: Carabaya, SE.Peru
- R. e. luciana Rothschild, 1907
  - Rothschildia erycina luciana Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 417; TL: Sta. Lucia
  - Rothschildia erycina luciana; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia hesperus (Linnaeus, 1758) Ecuador. See [maps]
- Phalaena hesperus Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 809
- Attacus hesperus; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 189
- Rothschildia hesperus betis; [LepIndex]; [iNaturalist]
- Rothschildia hesperus hesperus; [iNaturalist]
- Rothschildia hesperus lutea; [LepIndex]
- Rothschildia hesperus; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]

Rothschildia jacobaeae (Walker, 1855)

Attacus jacobaeae Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1211; TL: Brazil

Rothschildia jacobaeae jacobaeae; [iNaturalist]
Rothschildia jacobaeae renatae; [iNaturalist]
Rothschildia jacobaeae; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]

1200x852 (~139Kb) (Commercially cultivated, Argentina) ex.o., Photo 20.8.1979 © Pertti Pakkanen

800x952 (~69Kb) larva (Commercially cultivated, Argentina) ex.o., Photo 14.7.1979 © Pertti Pakkanen

Rothschildia jorulla (Westwood, 1853) -. See [maps]
- Saturnia jorulla Westwood, 1853; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. (1853) 21: 159, pl. 32, f. 1
- Attacus jorulla; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 190
- Rothschildia jorulla lichtenba; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- Rothschildia jorulla; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- R. j. jorulla Mexico, ...?
  - Rothschildia jorulla jorulla; [MABL]; [iNaturalist]
Rothschildia jorulloides (Dognin, 1895) Ecuador. See [maps]
- jorulloides (Dognin, 1895); Le Nat.: 142
- Rothschildia jorulloides; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia orizaba (Westwood, 1853) -. See [maps]
- Attacus orizaba Westwood, 1853; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. (1853) 21: 158, pl. 32, f. 2
- Rothschildia ochracea Draudt, 1929; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 6: 718
  - = ; [NACL], #7762
- Rothschildia prionidia Draudt, 1929; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 6: 718, pl. 134, row a
  - = ; [NACL], #7762
- Rothschildia paradoxa Hoffmann, 1942; An. Inst. Biol. Univ. Auton. Méx. 13: 172
  - = ; [NACL], #7762
- Attacus orizaba; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 189
- Rothschildia orizaba equatoralis; [LepIndex]
- Rothschildia orizaba oroaxacana; [GBCL]
- Rothschildia orizaba uruapana; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- Rothschildia orizaba verapaziana; [GBCL]
- Rothschildia orizaba; [NACL], #7762; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BAMONA]
- R. o. orizaba Mexico - Panama
  - Rothschildia orizaba orizaba; [MABL]; [iNaturalist]
- R. o. peruviana Rothschild, 1907 Ecuador, Peru
  - Rothschildia orizaba peruviana Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 413; TL: Carabaya, SE.Peru, La Oroya, Rio Inambari, 3100ft; Tinguri, 3400ft
  - Rothschildia orizaba peruviana; [LepIndex]
  - Rothschildia peruviana apurimacana; [GBCL]
  - Rothschildia peruviana coxeyi; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
  - Rothschildia peruviana perucentralis; [GBCL]
  - Rothschildia peruviana; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- R. o. equatorialis Rothschild, 1907 Ecuador
  - Rothschildia orizaba equatorialis Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 413; TL: W.Ecuador
  - Rothschildia equatorialis; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
  - Rothschildia orizaba equatorialis; [iNaturalist]
- R. o. cauca Rothschild, 1907 Colombia
  - Rothschildia orizaba cauca Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 414; TL: Cauca valley, Colombia
  - Rothschildia orizaba cauca; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
- R. o. bogotana Rothschild, 1907
  - Rothschildia orizaba bogotana Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 414; TL: Santa Fé de Bogota
- R. o. meridana Rothschild, 1907 Venezuela
  - Rothschildia orizaba meridana Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 414; TL: Merida, Venezuela
  - Rothschildia meridana; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
  - Rothschildia orizaba meridana; [LepIndex]
- R. o. triloba Rothschild, 1907 Costa Rica
  - Rothschildia orizaba triloba Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 415; TL: Tuis; Carreblanco, Costa Rica
  - Rothschildia orizaba triloba; [LepIndex]
  - Rothschildia triloba; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia roxana Schaus, 1905 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]
- Rothschildia roxana Schaus, 1905; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 29 (1420): 179; TL: Orizaba, Mexico
- Rothschildia roxana; [MABL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia aurota (Cramer, [1775]) -. See [maps]
- Phalaena aurota Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 11, pl. 8, f. A
- Rothschildia aurota auroamazonensis; [GBCL]
- Rothschildia aurota auromeridensis; [GBCL]
- Rothschildia aurota aurota; [iNaturalist]
- Rothschildia aurota speculifera; [iNaturalist]
- Rothschildia aurota; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [LEPIFORUM]
- R. a. andensis Rothschild, 1907 SE.Peru
  - Rothschildia aurota andensis Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 415; TL: SE.Peru, La Oroya, Rio Inambar, 3100ft; Tingure, 3400ft
  - Rothschildia aurota andensis; [GBCL]
Rothschildia chiris Rothschild, 1907 Peru. See [maps]
- Rothschildia chiris Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 413; TL: S.Domingo, Carabaya, SE.Peru, 6000ft
- Rothschildia chiris chiquisaciana; [GBCL]
- Rothschildia chiris; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia speculifer (Walker, 1855) Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Brazil. See [maps]
- Attacus speculifer Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1206
- Attacus speculifer; [iNaturalist]
- Attacus speculifera[sic, speculifer]; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 190
- Rothschildia aurota speculifer; [LepIndex]
- Rothschildia speculifer rubra; [GBCL]
- Rothschildia speculifer siriae; [GBCL]
- Rothschildia speculifer; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia prionia Rothschild, 1907 NE.Brazil. See [maps]
- Rothschildia prionia Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 415; TL: Maceo, NE.Brazil
- Rothschildia prionia; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia condor Staudinger, 1894 Bolivia, Peru, .... See [maps]
- Rothschildia condor Staudinger, 1894; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 7 (1): 84
- Rothschildia stuarti Rothschild & Jordan, 1901; Novit. Zool. 8 (4): 404, pl. 9, f. 3; TL: La Paz, Bolivia
- Rothschildia condor; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]

Unmatched external taxa

Rothschildia alexapricae; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia amoena; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia anikae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia arianae; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia belus; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia campuzani; [CoL]
Rothschildia chrisbrechlinae; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia fabiani; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia fossilis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia hopfferi; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia hopfferi hopfflapaziana; [GBCL]
Rothschildia interaricia; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia lebecuatoriana; [iNaturalist]
Rothschildia lebecuatoriana eloroiana; [iNaturalist]
Rothschildia lebecuatoriana lebecuatoriana; [iNaturalist]
Rothschildia lebecuatoriana; [GBCL]
Rothschildia lebecuatoriana eloroiana; [GBCL]
Rothschildia lebtolimaiana; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia lichtenba; [LepIndex]
Rothschildia lutea; [iNaturalist]
Rothschildia maurus; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia micrinus; [iNaturalist]
Rothschildia paranensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia paucidentata; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia paucidentatat; [LepIndex]
Rothschildia peggyae; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia renatae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia sandimasiana; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia schreiteriana; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia silkae; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia sinjaevorum; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia spondiae; [CoL]
Rothschildia tucumani; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia vanschaycki; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia winbrechlini; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Rothschildia zacateca; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]

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References:

[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA] electronic
BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[MABL] Manuel A. Balcázar Lara
Palomillas de México
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[Mario C. Raviglione]
Dr Mario C. Raviglione; France / Italy; Director ; Stop TB Department (STB) ; HIV/AIDS, TB & Malaria Cluster (HTM) ; World Health Organization ; Avenue Appia, 20 ; CH-1211 Geneva 27 ; Switzerland ; e-mail: Mario C. Raviglione
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[P&N23] Pohl & Nanz, 2023
Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico
[Pertti Pakkanen]
e-mail: Pertti Pakkanen; Butterfly and moth observations from Finland
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

Some related literature:

Cramer, [1775]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 1-132, pl. 1-84 (1775), (8): 133-155, pl. 85-96 (1776)
Godman & Salvin, 1886
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490, 3: pl. 1-101
Grote, 1896
The hypenoid moths and allied groups Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 34: 416-436 (1895?)
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
[GBCL]; Kitching, Rougerie, Zwick, Hamilton, St Lauren, Naumann, Mejia, Kawahara, 2018
A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) Biodiv. Data J. 6: e22236
Linnaeus, 1758
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824
Maassen & Weymer, 1873
Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde Beitr. Schmett. 1: f. 1-11 (1872), 2: f. 12-26 (1872), 3: f. 27-55 (1873), 4: f. 56-81 (1881), 5: f. 82-126 (1885)
Rothschild, 1907
New American Saturniidae and Ceratocampidae Novit. Zool. 14 (2) : 413-432
Rothschild & Jordan, 1901
On some Lepidoptera Novit. Zool. 8 (4) : 401-407, pl. 9-10
Schaus, 1905
Descriptions of new South American Moths Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 29 (1420) : 179-345
Staudinger, 1894
Hochlandine Lepidoptera Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 7 (1) : 43-100, pl. 1-2
Tepper, 1882
Description of new Moths Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 5 : 65-67
[SMNA]; Tuskes, Tuttle, & Collins, 1996
The wild silk moths of North America
Walker, 1855
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 583-775 (1855), 4: 777-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)
Westwood, 1853
Descriptions of some New Species of Exotic Moths, belonging or allied to the Genus Saturnia Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. (1853) 21 : 157-167, pl. 32-33

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