''Rothschildia orizaba'', the Orizaba silkmoth, is a moth in the family

Saturniidae Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor m ...

. The species was first described by John O. Westwood in 1854. It is found in

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

, Central and South America.

Subspecies

*''Rothschildia orizaba orizaba'' (Mexico to Panama) *''Rothschildia orizaba peruviana'' Rothschild, 1907 (Ecuador, Peru) *''Rothschildia orizaba equatorialis'' Rothschild, 1907 (Ecuador) *''Rothschildia orizaba cauca'' Rothschild, 1907 (Colombia) *''Rothschildia orizaba bogotana'' Rothschild, 1907 (Colombia) *''Rothschildia orizaba meridana'' Rothschild, 1907 (Venezuela) *''Rothschildia orizaba triloba'' Rothschild, 1907 (Costa Rica) *''Rothschildia orizaba uruapana'' (C. C. Hoffman, 1942) (Mexico)

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