Rothschildia jacobaeae

Rothschildia jacobaeae (commonly known as the Brazilian silk moth) is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is endemic to Argentina and Brazil.^[1]

Rothschildia jacobaeae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Saturniidae
Genus:	Rothschildia
Species:	R. jacobaeae
Binomial name
Rothschildia jacobaeae (Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
Attacus jacobaeae Walker, 1855 Rothschildia jacobaea (lapsus) Rothschildia jacobeae (lapsus)

The wingspan is 80–100 mm.

The larvae feed on plants of several families, including species of Ilex paraguariensis, Jacaranda caroba, Jacaranda mimosifolia, Ligustrum spp., Ligustrum ovalifolium, Cephalanthus glabratus.^[2]