Rothschildia jacobaeae
SpeciesButterflies and Moths
A saturniid moth endemic to Argentina and Brazil.
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Rothschildia jacobaeae
- Butterflies and Moths
Rothschildia jacobaeae, commonly called the Brazilian silk moth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1855 and is endemic to Argentina and Brazil. Its wingspan is 80 to 100 mm. The larvae feed on plants from several families, including Ilex paraguariensis, Jacaranda species, Ligustrum species, and Cephalanthus glabratus.
- Common name
- Brazilian silk moth
- Range
- Endemic to Argentina and Brazil
- Wingspan
- 80 to 100 mm
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Rothschildia jacobaeae (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q249186
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By MatiasPopoff1. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsMatiasPopoff1, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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