Rhescyntis hippodamia
| Rhescyntis hippodamia | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Rhescyntis |
| Species: | R. hippodamia |
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| Rhescyntis hippodamia (Cramer, 1777)[1] | |
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Rhescyntis hippodamia is a species of moth in the Saturniidae family. 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
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