| Rhescyntis hippodamia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Rhescyntis |
| Species: | R. hippodamia |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhescyntis hippodamia (Cramer, 1777) | |
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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.
The wingspan is 135–150 mm.
Subspecies
- Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia (Ecuador)
- Rhescyntis hippodamia norax Druce, 1879 (Mexico)
- Rhescyntis hippodamia colombiana Bouvier, 1927 (Ecuador)
References
- 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.
- Moths of Belize
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| Rhescyntis hippodamia | |
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