Rhescyntis hippodamia

Rhescyntis hippodamia
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Saturniidae
Genus:
Rhescyntis
Species:
R. hippodamia
Binomial name
Rhescyntis hippodamia
(Cramer, 1777)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena hippodamia Cramer, [1777]

Rhescyntis hippodamia is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found from Mexico to Brazil.[2]

The wingspan is 135–150 mm.

Subspecies

  • Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia (Ecuador)
  • Rhescyntis hippodamia norax Druce, 1879 (Mexico)
  • Rhescyntis hippodamia colombiana Bouvier, 1927 (Ecuador)

References

  1. ^ Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010.
  2. ^ Moths of Belize


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