Forbes' Silk Moth

Rothschildia lebeau forbesi

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae

Rothschildia forbesi, the Forbes' silkmoth, is a species of silkmoth in the family Saturniidae. It is native to the Neotropics and reaches the northern limit of its known range in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas. It is listed as Hodges number 7761.

Distribution

Forbes' Silk Moth — (c) johnyochum, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by johnyochum · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 53

Sources and credits

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