TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae

Genus/species: Rothschildia lebeau

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: Wings are reddish-brown with an olive tinge. The four clear spots or four windows give it its Spanish name cuatro ventanars. It may live as a pupa for two or three years before becoming an adult which does not eat in their short lifetime.

Wing Span: 9 – 12.5 cm (3 1/2 – 4 15/16 in)

DISTRIBUTION: Southern Texas To South America. Found in thorn scrub,

References

California Academy of Sciences Rainforest Level 3 2017 Vetting Tim Wong

Ron’s flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/cas_docents/33312191516/in/album-72157608449327886/

Butterflies and Moths of North America  www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Rothschildia-lebeau

Ohio State Univ. bugguide.net/node/view/151823

Chicago Botanical Garden  www.chicagobotanic.org/butterflies/rothschild_silkmoth

Ron’s WordPress Shortlink http://wp.me/p1DZ4b-1MF