Rothschildia orizaba, the Orizaba silkmoth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by John O. Westwood in 1854. It is found in Mexico, Central and South America.
Subspecies
- Rothschildia orizaba orizaba (Mexico to Panama)
- Rothschildia orizaba peruviana <small>Rothschild, 1907</small> (Ecuador, Peru)
- Rothschildia orizaba equatorialis <small>Rothschild, 1907</small> (Ecuador)
- Rothschildia orizaba cauca <small>Rothschild, 1907</small> (Colombia)
- Rothschildia orizaba bogotana <small>Rothschild, 1907</small> (Colombia)
- Rothschildia orizaba meridana <small>Rothschild, 1907</small> (Venezuela)
- Rothschildia orizaba triloba <small>Rothschild, 1907</small> (Costa Rica)
- Rothschildia orizaba uruapana <small>(C. C. Hoffman, 1942)</small> (Mexico)
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